Special Education at New Mexico Highlands University

Every special education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the special ed program at New Mexico Highlands University stacks up to those at other schools.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and approximately 2,777 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from New Mexico Highlands University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Special Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
• Master’s Degree in Special Ed

New Mexico Highlands University Special Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the special ed progam at New Mexico Highlands University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	45
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91
Best Value Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	103
Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	105
	181
Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools	182
Most Focused Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	224
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	310
	361
Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	364
	474
Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	499
	637
Best Special Education Schools	658

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in special ed from New Mexico Highlands University. This makes it the #364 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University Special Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in special ed from New Mexico Highlands University. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at New Mexico Highlands University since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in special ed at New Mexico Highlands University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

New Mexico Highlands University Special Education Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in special ed from New Mexico Highlands University. About 11% were men and 89% were women.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 27% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a master's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

New Mexico Highlands University also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Special Education

Special Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico Highlands University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	30

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico Highlands University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Special Education Teachers	800	$56,290
Special Education Professors	760	$55,270
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers	760	$51,050
Interpreters and Translators	510	$58,700
Middle School Special Education Teachers	490	$46,760

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.