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2026 Highest Paid Special Education Grads in New Mexico

[Special Education](/majors/education/special-education/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The schools below stand out for the salaries their special education graduates go on to command.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where special education graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Special Education Grads in New Mexico

2026 Highest Paid Special Education Grads in New Mexico

Below are the schools whose special education graduates go on to earn the most.

Highest Paid Special Education Graduates

1

New Mexico State University Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

$65,738 Average Early-Career Salary

For graduate earnings in special education, no school beat New Mexico State University Main Campus this year. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, New Mexico State University Main Campus is a public institution. After graduating, special education degree recipients from New Mexico State University Main Campus typically earn about $65,738 annually.

2

New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM

$51,410 Average Early-Career Salary

New Mexico Highlands University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying special education schools. Set in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public institution. After graduating, special education degree recipients from New Mexico Highlands University typically earn about $51,410 annually.

3

University Of New Mexico Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

$51,326 Average Early-Career Salary

A rank of #3 makes University Of New Mexico Main Campus one of the highest-paying schools for special education. Set in the city of Albuquerque, University Of New Mexico Main Campus is a public institution. After graduating, special education degree recipients from University Of New Mexico Main Campus typically earn about $51,326 annually.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries special education graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.