2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region
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The Most Popular Special Education 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 74 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Special Education Schools
Our analysis found Grand Canyon University to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a 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.
After completing their degree, special ed graduates from Grand Canyon University carry an average student debt load of $47,161. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $138, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
After completing their degree, special ed graduates from NAU carry an average student debt load of $21,957. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $279.
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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
Special Ed majors at ASU - Tempe take out an average of $19,750 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $396.
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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
Texas Tech University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
University of Phoenix - Arizona did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
Special Ed majors at University of Arizona take out an average of $21,250 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $458, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Odessa.
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Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for special education students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for Special Education students in the Southwest Region that almost earned our Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Southwest Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Texas State University | San Marcos, TX |
| 12 | University of North Texas | Denton, TX |
| 14 | University of Houston - Victoria | Victoria, TX |
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 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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