2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Master's Degree School for You
With 36,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found MSU Texas to be the best value school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls.
MSU Texas graduate students pay an average of $8,056 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Skysong also did well on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lubbock Christian University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. LCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at LCU are $9,540 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $7,110 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Grand Canyon University are $11,538 per year.
Northeastern State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
NSU graduate students pay an average of $10,911 in tuition and fees each year.
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,677 a year.
UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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University of North Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
With a ranking of #10, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for special education students working on their master’s degree. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lamar University are $15,755 a year.
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 3,941 |
| Texas | 1,536 |
| New Mexico | 144 |
| Oklahoma | 101 |
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Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Special Ed Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Special Ed
| 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 25 schools only.
- 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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