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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

5 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Mexico to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for special ed majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Special Education at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Mexico Highlands University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.

Women make up 67% of the special ed majors at the school.

Full Special Education at New Mexico Highlands University Report

#3

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western New Mexico University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in New Mexico. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

Of the 4 students majoring in special ed at Western New Mexico University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Special Education at Western New Mexico University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Read full report on Special Education at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

Full Special Education at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report

Best Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Colleges 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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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