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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in Texas

39 Colleges
$50,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Special Education Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in Texas 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Colleges.

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Lamar University the most popular school in Texas for special education students. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great place for special education students. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Edinburg.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a great place for special education students. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Odessa.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

The excellent programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in Texas. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Houston - Victoria landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. UH Victoria is a small public school located in the small city of Victoria.

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#8

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, TX

MSU Texas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in Texas ranking. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Wichita Falls.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio 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. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#10

University of St. Thomas

Houston, TX

University of St. Thomas ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in Texas list. UST is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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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 26 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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