Special Education at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study special education, take a look at what University of New Mexico - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311.

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.

UNM Special Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Special Ed
Master’s Degree in Special Ed

UNM Special Education Rankings

The special ed major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Special Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in special ed, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Special Ed Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Special Education Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of special ed bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical special ed bachelor's degree program is made up of only 12% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities in its special ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNM Special Education Master’s Program

83% Women

61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of special ed master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in special ed each year. UNM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the special ed master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Special Education

If you plan to be a special ed major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Special Education	44

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 University of New Mexico - 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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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