Special Education at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what University of New Mexico - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in special ed from UNM.

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.

UNM Special Education Degrees Available

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

UNM Special Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks special ed programs across the country. The following shows how UNM performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The special ed major at UNM 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
	41
Most Popular Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	187
	324
Most Focused Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	381
Best Value Special Education Master’s Degree Schools	461

In 2021, 26 students received their master’s degree in special ed from UNM. This makes it the #180 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Special Ed Graduates from UNM Make?

The median salary of special ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNM is $33,226. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $38,748 for all special ed students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Special Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 special ed majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNM. Of these graduates, 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% 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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in special ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNM Special Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UNM also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Special Education

The following special ed concentations are available at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	44

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Teaching English or French
• Other Education
• Instructional Media Design
• Educational Administration

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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

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 PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.