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2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Special Education is the 39th most popular major in the country with 33,249 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,879 and had an average of $28,500 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 4,336 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,041 and $28,595 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in special education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality special education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the special education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree special ed students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree special ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, TWU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Special Education at Texas Woman’s University

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin Special Education Report

#5

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree special ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, Lamar University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lamar University are $15,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Lamar University Special Education Report

#7 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s special ed degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #7 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Special Education Report

#2 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s special ed students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Special Education Report

#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

UNM also took the #6 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

Read full report on Special Education at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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