by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in special education. To top this list, a school must have a successful special education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Highlands University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s. New Mexico Highlands University is a small school located in Las Vegas, New Mexico that handed out 15 bachelors’s special ed degrees 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 Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Special Education at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western New Mexico University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Silver City, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s special ed degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #5 spot on the list. University of the Southwest 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.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Special Ed Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s special ed degrees to qualified students.
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