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2024 Best General Special Education Schools in New Mexico

5 Colleges in New Mexico
230 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in general special education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #36 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general special education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 230 degrees in general special education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Special Education School

Best General Special Education Schools in New Mexico The teaching students with disabilities program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Special Education rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general special education schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

General Special Education Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Master's Degrees in Teaching Students with Disabilities
Doctor's Degrees in Teaching Students with Disabilities

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Special Education Schools in New Mexico ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Special Education in New Mexico

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the teaching students with disabilities degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New Mexico Schools in Teaching Students with Disabilities

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM
44 Teaching Students with Disabilities Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat University of New Mexico - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in general special education. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #514 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNM is a great university overall.

There were roughly 44 general special education students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NM
10.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in general special education needs to take a look at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1106 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NMSU Main Campus is a great university overall.

There were about 19 general special education students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in general special education from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NM

New Mexico Highlands University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in general special education. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 7th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were roughly 30 general special education students who graduated with this degree at New Mexico Highlands University in the most recent data year.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NM
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in general special education has to take a look at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. ENMU - Main Campus is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Portales. This university ranks 6th out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were approximately 21 general special education students who graduated with this degree at ENMU - Main Campus in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in general special education from Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NM
70.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 14th out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were about 17 general special education students who graduated with this degree at USW in the most recent data year.

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Best General Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 1,202
Arizona 670 3,541
Oklahoma 565 51

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One of 17 majors within the Special Education area of study, General Special Education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 6

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