2022 Best Value Other Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Other Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Special Education & Teaching is the 273rd most popular major in the country with 2,333 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 116 other special education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 51 other special education and teaching graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other special education and teaching. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other special education and teaching programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Other Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Other Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Special Education & Teaching (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of St. Thomas

Houston, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$21,634 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of St. Thomas landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 40 masters’s other special education and teaching degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UST, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Special Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UST are $21,634, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Special Education & Teaching at UST

#2

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$17,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s other special education and teaching students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Special Education & Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCO Other Special Education & Teaching Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Special Education & Teaching (Income $0-$30k)

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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