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2024 Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

7 Colleges in Texas
57 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,220 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in special education, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #55 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 57 bachelor's degrees in special education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Special Education School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas Your choice of special education for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for special education students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Special Education in Texas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in special education.

Top Texas Schools for a Bachelor's in Special Ed

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5 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Texas Christian University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in special education. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in special education from Texas Christian University

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11 Annual Graduates

Baylor University is a good choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in special education. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waco.More information about a bachelor’s in special education from Baylor University

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20 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat The University of Texas at San Antonio if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in special education. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in special education from The University of Texas at San Antonio

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MSU Texas
Wichita Falls, TX

MSU Texas is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in special education. Located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls, MSU Texas is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the special ed program earn about $30,220 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in special education from MSU Texas

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$18,229 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Laredo, Texas A&M International University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in special education from Texas A&M International University

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8 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in special education from Abilene Christian University

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2 Annual Graduates

OLLU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Antonio.More information about a bachelor’s in special education from Our Lady of the Lake University

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Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in special education from Texas A&M University - Commerce

Best Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Special Education Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 200 715
Oklahoma 190 49
New Mexico 133 33

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One of 14 majors within the Education area of study, Special Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 44
Elementary Special Education 8
Education of the Deaf 5

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 1,150
General Education 1,066
Teacher Education Subject Specific 442
Multilingual Education 56
Teaching English or French 41

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