by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Mexico” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 36,792 people earned their degree in special education, making the major the 29th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, special education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $45,679 and had an average of $24,977 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 236 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,408 and $21,650 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 special education graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,779 and $27,879 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Mexico” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in special education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their special education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Mexico” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Mexico”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Mexico list. Located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s special ed students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Mexico. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Mexico list. Western New Mexico University is a public institution located in Silver City, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Mexico list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 4 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Southwest. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Mexico. USW is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Special Ed Major in New Mexico. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 21 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Special Education Report
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