2023 Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Master'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Special Education Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in Texas 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. 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 Texas
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for special ed majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named MSU Texas the best value school in Texas for special education students working on their master’s degree. MSU Texas is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at MSU Texas are $6,886 per year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas A&M International University is a great value for special education students working on their master’s degree. Texas A&M International University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Laredo.
Texas A&M International University graduate students pay an average of $6,595 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $8,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #5 spot in our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.
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Out of the 28 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the # 4 spot on the list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTEP are $7,166 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in Texas. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M Kingsville are $6,157 a year.
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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. SFASU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Nacogdoches.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SFASU are $7,433 a year.
University of North Texas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNT are $8,256 a year.
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Texas Woman’s 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 #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TWU are $7,704 a year.
Texas Tech 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 #9 on the list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $9,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Texas Tech is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
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Lamar University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree special education programs. Lamar University is a large public school located in the city of Beaumont.
Lamar University graduate students pay an average of $8,411 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 3,941 |
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
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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