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2023 Most Popular Special Education Schools in New Mexico

10 Colleges
$40,408 Avg Salary
$21,650 Avg Student Debt

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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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a .

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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#8

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

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.

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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.

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#9

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

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.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,941
Texas 1,536
Oklahoma 101

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Special Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

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