2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Special Education in New Mexico

A bachelor's degree in special education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #55 out of 338 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of special education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 80 bachelor's degrees in special education during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Special Education School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in special ed matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Special Education in New Mexico ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for special education, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for special education.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

 

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Special Education in New Mexico

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in special education.

Most Well Attended Schools for Special Ed Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

46 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

New Mexico State University - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in special education. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in special education in New Mexico.

There were approximately 46 special education individuals who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the special ed program report average early career earnings of $31,100.

More information about a bachelor’s in special education from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

19 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in special education has to look into University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in special education in New Mexico.

There were about 19 special education students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in special education from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

3

New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM

13 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

New Mexico Highlands University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in special education. Located in the remote town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public university with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in special education in New Mexico.

There were approximately 13 special education individuals who graduated with this degree at New Mexico Highlands University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in special education from New Mexico Highlands University

4

University of the Southwest
Hobbs, NM

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in special education has to take a look at University of the Southwest. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in special education in New Mexico.

There were about 2 special education individuals who graduated with this degree at USW in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in special education from University of the Southwest

5

Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Western New Mexico University is a small public university located in the town of Silver City. More information about a bachelor’s in special education from Western New Mexico University

5

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Portales. More information about a bachelor’s in special education from Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

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	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	229	70
Oklahoma	192	72
Arizona	187	597

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Special Education Related Rankings by Major

Special Education is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Special Ed Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments	42
General Special Education	38

Majors Similar to Special Ed

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	283
Teacher Education Subject Specific	172
Instructional Media Design	6
General Education	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.