2025 Best Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism Schools in the Southwest Region

If you plan on majoring in education/teaching of individuals with autism, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #592 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 266 degrees in education/teaching of individuals with autism to qualified students.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism in the Southwest Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the education/teaching of individuals with autism degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

230 Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism Degrees Awarded

Grand Canyon University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in education/teaching of individuals with autism. Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in education/teaching of individuals with autism from Grand Canyon University

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Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

28.6% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Northeastern State University if you wish to pursue a degree in education/teaching of individuals with autism. Located in the remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in education/teaching of individuals with autism from Northeastern State University

Best Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism Colleges by State

Explore the best education/teaching of individuals with autism schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	670	256
Oklahoma	565	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism

Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism is one of 17 different types of Special Education programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Special Education	5,093
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	156
Other Special Education & Teaching	147
Elementary Special Education	47
Education of the Deaf	41
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments	22
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed	20
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	13
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	7
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	2

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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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