2023 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
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.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 85% of the special ed majors at the school.
Out of the 52 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
Of the 1,272 students majoring in special ed at ASU - Skysong, 13% are male and 87% are female.
Out of the 52 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.
Women make up 93% of the special ed majors at the school.
Out of the 52 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the # 4 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
Women make up 86% of the special ed majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
About 94% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 6% are male.
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for special education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 81% of the special ed majors at the school.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Odessa.
About 89% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 11% are male.
University of Arizona landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree special education programs. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 84% of the special ed majors at the school.
Northern Arizona University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 86% of the special ed majors at the school.
Read full report on Special Education at Northern Arizona University
University of Houston - Victoria ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH Victoria is a small public school located in the city of Victoria.
Of the 49 students majoring in special ed at UH Victoria, 4% are male and 96% are female.
Read full report on Special Education at University of Houston - Victoria
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education colleges 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.
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