Special Education at MSU Texas

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what MSU Texas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas and has a total student population of 5,860. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from MSU Texas.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

MSU Texas Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at MSU Texas

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? MSU Texas offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

MSU Texas Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at MSU Texas compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at MSU Texas is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	19
Best Value Special Education Schools	38
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	76
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	96
Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	123
Most Focused Special Education Schools	145
	146
Most Popular Special Education Schools	188
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	206
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	222
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	226
	311
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	330
	348
Best Special Education Schools	390

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in special ed from MSU Texas. This makes it the #124 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of MSU Texas Special Ed Graduates

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Texas is $30,220. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $38,748 for all special ed students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at MSU Texas

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at MSU Texas.

MSU Texas Special Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Special Education from MSU Texas in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from MSU Texas with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MSU Texas Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 special ed majors earned their master's degree from MSU Texas. Of these graduates, 3% were men and 97% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from MSU Texas, 87% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from MSU Texas with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

MSU Texas also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at MSU Texas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	48

Related Majors

• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for MSU Texas.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	13,470	$57,770
Special Education Professors	12,970	$58,570
Middle School Special Education Teachers	7,620	$56,960
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Special Education Teachers	1,460	$53,840

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.