by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Texas” ranking.
Special Education is the 29th most popular major in the country with 36,792 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,679 and had an average of $24,977 in loans still to pay off.
Across Texas, there were 1,536 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,092 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in special education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in special education.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Texas” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Texas”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, MSU Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Abilene Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Abilene Christian University is located in Abilene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Special Education at Abilene Christian University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Texas list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Texas list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Texas Christian University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Texas ranking. Texas Christian University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 5 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #7. Saint Edward’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Special Education at Saint Edward’s University
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Texas ranking. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Houston Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #8. Houston Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Dallas Baptist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in Texas ranking. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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