2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Special Education Doctor'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.
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The Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in the Southwest Region for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Of the 9 students majoring in special ed at UT Austin, 22% are male and 78% are female.
Full Special Education at The University of Texas at Austin Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
Women make up 20% of the special ed majors at the school.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Southwest Region . Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
About 80% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 20% are male.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great place for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in special ed at UNT, 33% are male and 67% are female.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
With a ranking of #7, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their doctor’s degree. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.
University of the Southwest ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Read full report on Special Education at University of the Southwest
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Read full report on Special Education at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
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 |
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 10 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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