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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas

10 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Our analysis found Lamar University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Texas. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.

About 95% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 92% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Texas. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in Texas. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

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Texas Woman’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, Texas A&M Corpus Christi is a public college with a large student population.

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Dallas Baptist University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. DBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Dallas.

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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate special education programs. UT Permian Basin is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Odessa.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Colleges 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 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.

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