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2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

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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 “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular special education programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate”.

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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 #1 for the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 9 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read more about Special Education at The University of Texas at Austin

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s special ed degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Special Education at University of Arizona

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s special ed students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. TWU is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Texas Woman’s University Special Education Report

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

Lamar University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s special ed degrees to 1 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%.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s special ed degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. 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%.

Read more about Special Education at University of Oklahoma

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified doctorate’s special ed students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Special Education at NMSU Main Campus

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University of the Southwest ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in the Southwest Region for a Doctorate list. USW is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hobbs, New Mexico. It awarded 17 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

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