2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region
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4,506
Degrees Awarded
$48,388
Avg Salary
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 4,506 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 52 colleges that offered 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree special ed students.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 1,272 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Special Education at Arizona State University - Skysong
Out of the 52 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #2 spot on the list. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 92 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full UT Permian Basin Special Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 330 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Lamar University
Out of the 52 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1,624 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 full report on Special Education at Grand Canyon University
Out of the 52 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Special Education at USW
University of St. Thomas ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Special Education at UST
University of Houston - Victoria ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Victoria, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Houston - Victoria Special Education Report
With a ranking of #8, MSU Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, and it awarded 38 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Special Education at MSU Texas
With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Edinburg, Texas, and it awarded 142 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UT Rio Grande Valley Special Education Report
Lubbock Christian University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full LCU Special Education Report
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Special Education at ENMU - Main Campus
Hardin - Simmons University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Abilene, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Special Education at Hardin - Simmons University
With a ranking of #13, New Mexico Highlands University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Las Vegas, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico Highlands University Special Education Report
Texas Tech University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 112 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Full Texas Tech Special Education Report
Stephen F Austin State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SFASU Special Education Report
With a ranking of #16, Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Weatherford, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Full SWOSU Special Education Report
East Central University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Ada, Oklahoma, and it awarded 6 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full East Central University Special Education Report
Northern Arizona University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Northern Arizona University is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Full NAU Special Education Report
Prescott College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Prescott, Arizona, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Special Education at Prescot College
With a ranking of #20, West Texas A&M University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Canyon, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Special Education at West Texas A&M University
Texas Woman’s University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified masters’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas Woman’s University Special Education Report
Texas A&M International University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized school located in Laredo, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Special Education at Texas A&M International University
University of Arizona did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 62 masters’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%.
Read more about Special Education at University of Arizona
Texas A&M University - San Antonio came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Special Education at Texas A&M University - San Antonio
Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 10 masters’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 Northeastern State University
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