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Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$7,361 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,520 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Special Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 144 degrees and certificates were awarded to special education students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #31 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Special Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Mexico to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for special ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Special Education

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico Highlands University the best value school in New Mexico for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

New Mexico Highlands University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,876 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, special ed graduates from New Mexico Highlands University take out $28,446 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great value for special education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

UNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNM also took the #3 spot in our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value special education schools in New Mexico. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

NMSU Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $7,301 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

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Best Value Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Special Education Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,536
Arizona 3,941
Oklahoma 101

One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

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