Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Most Popular Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

Find Schools Near

2023 Most Popular Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

2 Colleges
$31,564 Avg Salary
$23,720 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 70 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, journalism is the #55 most popular major in New Mexico.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Mexico to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Journalism Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for journalism students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in journalism at the school are women while 32% are male.

Journalism majors at NMSU Main Campus take out an average of $19,328 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read More…

Out of the 2 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Women make up 58% of the journalism majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, journalism graduates from UNM carry an average student debt load of $17,644.

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

Best Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Journalism Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 888
Arizona 362
Oklahoma 438

Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jfurrer.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.