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2023 Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

7 Colleges
$38,520 Avg Salary
$25,108 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, special education students earned 1,536 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top Texas Schools for a Bachelor's in Special Education

#1

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Our analysis found Texas Christian University to be the best school for special education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Texas. Located in the city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Waco.

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Out of the 7 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Edward’s University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, St. Edward's University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Abilene Christian University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the medium-sized city of Abilene, Abilene Christian is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at San Antonio helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Texas. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree special education programs. OLLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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#7

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

MSU Texas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree special education programs. MSU Texas is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Wichita Falls.

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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 Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,941
New Mexico 144
Oklahoma 101

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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