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Highest earning master's special education programs in Texas
Texas special education programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Houston State University | Huntsville | Public, 4-year | $62,215 | 47 |
| 2 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | Public, 4-year | $60,791 | 38 |
| 3 | University of North Texas | Denton | Public, 4-year | $60,365 | 47 |
| 4 | Lamar University | Beaumont | Public, 4-year | $60,177 | 89 |
| 5 | Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | Public, 4-year | $60,140 | 44 |
| 6 | Midwestern State University | Wichita Falls | Public, 4-year | $60,084 | 46 |
| 7 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock | Public, 4-year | $59,988 | 157 |
| 8 | Sul Ross State University | Alpine | Public, 4-year | $58,327 | 70 |
| 9 | Texas State University | San Marcos | Public, 4-year | $58,153 | 56 |
| 10 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | Odessa | Public, 4-year | $57,352 | 36 |
| 11 | Texas Woman's University | Denton | Public, 4-year | $57,313 | 34 |
| 12 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $57,080 | 30 |
| 13 | The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | Public, 4-year | $56,835 | 32 |
| 14 | Stephen F Austin State University | Nacogdoches | Public, 4-year | $56,375 | 49 |
| 15 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | Public, 4-year | $55,668 | 130 |
| 16 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $54,606 | 39 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.