2023 Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate 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.
The Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for special ed students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Special Education
Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the best value school in New Mexico for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $5,926 per year.
NMSU Main Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico Highlands University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.
New Mexico Highlands University graduate students pay an average of $7,698 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
New Mexico Highlands University also took the #5 spot in our Best Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico rankings.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Texas | 1,536 |
Arizona | 3,941 |
Oklahoma | 101 |
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Majors Related to Special Ed
One of 14 majors within the area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 2 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).
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