by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the Southwest region, there were 5,829 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,069 and $23,433 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 31 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,218 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in special education. That schools that top this list have a program in special education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 5 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s special ed degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Texas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Lamar University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Oklahoma
University of the Southwest landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Special Education at University of the Southwest
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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