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2023 Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

6 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$30,220 Avg Salary
Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Special Ed for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Special Ed for a Bachelor’s” 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 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Special Ed for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent special education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the special education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Special Ed for a Bachelor’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Special Ed for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Special Ed for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 6 Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Texas

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Special Ed for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Christian University is a fairly large school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

TCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Among the 11,379 students enrolled at TCU, 520 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 405 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $23,096. During this same period, 343 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Texas Christian University]](/colleges/texas-christian-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Special Ed for a Bachelor’s list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Our most recent data shows that 3,565 of the 34,742 students enrolled at UTSA were GI Bill® students, of which 1,847 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,531. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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MSU Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MSU Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Special Ed for a Bachelor’s list. Wichita Falls, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s special ed degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

MSU Texas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, MSU Texas supports 5,860 students, and 318 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 137 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,829. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full MSU Texas Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Our Lady of the Lake University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Special Ed for a Bachelor’s. OLLU is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

OLLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, Our Lady of the Lake University supports 2,771 students, and 245 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 125 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $14,248. On top of their other funding sources, 34 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full Our Lady of the Lake University Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baylor University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Special Ed for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.Of the 19,297 students enrolled at Baylor, 876 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 593 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,744. On top of their other funding sources, 263 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at Baylor]](/colleges/baylor-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Abilene Christian University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Texas for Special Ed for a Bachelor’s ranking. Abilene Christian 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.

Abilene Christian did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list.According to our most recent data, Abilene Christian supports 5,291 students, and 269 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 160 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,303. To help with additional expenses, 72 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 veteran student life at Abilene Christian University]](/colleges/abilene-christian-university/student-life/veterans/)

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