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2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
86 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master's in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 33,249 people earned their degree in special education, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,879 and had an average of $28,500 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 239 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,040 and $27,461 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 86 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in special education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent special education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the special education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $30-$48k) in New Mexico

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 masters’s special ed degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k. ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 9 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus also made our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at ENMU - Main Campus are $7,110, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Highlands University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k. New Mexico Highlands University is a small school located in Las Vegas, New Mexico that handed out 11 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New Mexico Highlands University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,646, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Southwest. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k. University of the Southwest is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hobbs, New Mexico. It awarded 3 masters’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new mexico master’s degree special ed students whose families make $30-$48k list, USW has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USW are $22,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s special ed degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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