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Special Education at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying special education, you may want to check out the program at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and approximately 5,266 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Special Education section at the bottom of this page.

ENMU - Main Campus Special Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Special Ed

Online Classes Are Available at ENMU - Main Campus

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? ENMU - Main Campus offers distance education options for special ed at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

ENMU - Main Campus Special Education Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

In 2021, 21 students received their master’s degree in special ed from ENMU - Main Campus. This makes it the #220 most popular school for special ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Special Ed Student Demographics at ENMU - Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the special ed majors at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

ENMU - Main Campus Special Education Master’s Program

90% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 students who earned a master's degree in Special Education from ENMU - Main Campus in 2020-2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

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Of the students who received a special ed master's degree from ENMU - Main Campus, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus with a master's in special ed.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

ENMU - Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in special ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Special Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in special ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Special Education Teachers 800 $56,290
Special Education Professors 760 $55,270
Kindergarten or Elementary School Special Education Teachers 760 $51,050
Interpreters and Translators 510 $58,700
Middle School Special Education Teachers 490 $46,760

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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