Reading Teacher Education at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and approximately 2,896 students attend the school each year.

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

Western New Mexico University Reading Teacher Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Reading Teacher Education

Western New Mexico University Reading Teacher Education Rankings

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Reading Teacher Education Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the reading teacher education majors at Western New Mexico University.

Western New Mexico University Reading Teacher Education Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in reading teacher education from Western New Mexico University in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a reading teacher education master's degree from Western New Mexico University, 60% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the reading teacher education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New Mexico University with a master's in reading teacher education.

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

Related Majors

• Physical Education Teaching & Coaching

Careers That Reading Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in reading teacher education 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 Western New Mexico University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Middle School Teachers	3,760	$52,810
Education Professors	90	$67,260

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 AllenS under License

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