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2023 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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Finding the Best Special Education Master'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 Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Special Education Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for special education students working on their master’s degree. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

About 88% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 12% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular special education schools in New Mexico. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

Of the 21 students majoring in special ed at ENMU - Main Campus, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in special ed at USW, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Full Special Education at University of the Southwest Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Special Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

Women make up 89% of the special ed majors at the school.

Read full report on Special Education at New Mexico Highlands University

#6

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree special education programs. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

About 50% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Special Education at Western New Mexico University Report

Best Special Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 6 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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