2022 Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Special Education is the 39th most popular major in the country with 33,249 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,967 and $104,936 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the special education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’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 NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

Read full report on Special Education at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Special Ed Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 3 doctorate’s special ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Special Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Special Education at UNM

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Special Education (Income $48-$75k)

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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