Special Education at Texas Christian University

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at Texas Christian University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

TCU is located in Fort Worth, Texas and has a total student population of 11,379. Of the 102 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Texas Christian University in 2021, 5 of them were special education majors.

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.

TCU Special Education Degrees Available

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

TCU Special Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at TCU 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
	6
Best Special Education Schools	31
	116
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	300
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	345
Most Popular Special Education Schools	482
Most Focused Special Education Schools	677

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in special ed from TCU. This makes it the #384 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at TCU

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

TCU Special Education Bachelor’s Program

The special ed program at TCU awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 Texas Christian University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TCU Special Education Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from TCU in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from TCU, 88% 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 Texas Christian University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

TCU 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 Texas Christian University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	8
Education of the Deaf	5

Related Majors

• Multilingual Education
• General Education
• Student Counseling
• 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 Texas Christian University.

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 Amymay52 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.