2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in New Mexico
Finding the Best Special Education School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, special education was ranked 5th in New Mexico. In fact, 144 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular Special Education Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in New Mexico to see which 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 Schools in New Mexico
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Special Education Schools
Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the most popular school for special education students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. CNM is a large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
The excellent programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in New Mexico. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico Highlands University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public college with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Schools in New Mexico list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.
After completing their degree, special ed graduates from NMSU Main Campus carry an average student debt load of $21,650.
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The excellent programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best special education schools in New Mexico. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.
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Santa Fe Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in New Mexico ranking. SFCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Santa Fe.
University of the Southwest landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular special education programs. USW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hobbs.
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With a ranking of #8, Western New Mexico University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #9, Northern New Mexico College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students. Located in the town of Espanola, Northern New Mexico College is a public school with a small student population.
San Juan College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Schools in New Mexico ranking. SJC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.
Best Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 3,941 |
Texas | 1,536 |
Oklahoma | 101 |
Special Education Related Majors
Special Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.
Special Ed Concentrations
Most Popular Majors Related 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 10 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).
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