2023 Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Special Education Basic Certificate School for You
With 36,792 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, special education is the #4 most popular major in the United States.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Southwest Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Special Education
Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 77% of the special ed majors at the school.
Read full report on Special Education at Central New Mexico Community College
Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Fe Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.
Women make up 71% of the special ed majors at the school.
The in-demand basic certificate programs at Pima Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Southwest Region . Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.
About 67% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 33% are male.
The in-demand basic certificate programs at Estrella Mountain Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in the Southwest Region . Estrella Mountain Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Avondale.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern New Mexico College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school located in the town of Espanola.
Full Special Education at Northern New Mexico College Report
Best Special Education Colleges by State
Explore the best special education schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 3,941 |
Texas | 1,536 |
New Mexico | 144 |
Oklahoma | 101 |
Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Special Ed Focus Areas
Majors Similar to Special Ed
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
Educational Administration | 46,469 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
General Education | 29,810 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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