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2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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$32,706 Avg Salary
$25,824 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 129 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #33 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 Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Communication & Media Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the communications bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Mexico.

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New Mexico. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in communications at the school are women while 27% are male.

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Out of the 3 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

Of the 12 students majoring in communications at ENMU - Main Campus, 50% are male and 50% are female.

On average, communications graduates from ENMU - Main Campus take out $20,160 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,091
Arizona 2,246
Oklahoma 325

One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

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 UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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