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General Special Education at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

If you are interested in studying General Special Education, take a look at what Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus sits in Portales, NM.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 72 general special education degrees were granted at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus.

Online & Distance Learning at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Many students take online classes at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus. Among 5,725 students, 3,630 (63%) studied exclusively online and 1,226 (21%) took at least some classes online.

General Special Education Rankings at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Rankings can help you compare Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus’s General Special Education program to other colleges that offer this major.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New Mexico	#3 of 8
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#3 of 34
Best Schools (Quality)	New Mexico	#5 of 8
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#25 of 35
Best Value	Nationwide	#33 of 404
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#235 of 351

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for General Special Education graduates at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, General Special Education graduates at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus are 74% women (53) and 26% men (19).

General Special Education Master’s Program at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Among the 35 master’s general special education graduates at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus, 83% were women (29) and 17% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	18
Hispanic / Latino	14
Black / African American	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	2

Minority students account for 49% of General Special Education master’s degree recipients at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus, above the national average of 32%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Special Education Graduates

Graduates of the General Special Education program at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for General Special Education graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$86,208
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$80,694
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$79,680
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$77,976
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten	$73,597
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School	$50,045
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.