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2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Special Education Doctor'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.

The Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Texas 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Texas. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

About 78% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Women make up 80% of the special ed majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#5

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 5 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.

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