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Most Popular Journalism Schools in New Mexico

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2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in New Mexico

3 Colleges
$29,123 Avg Salary
$17,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Journalism 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.

The Most Popular Journalism Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Journalism program at each school on the list.

Check out the journalism programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Mexico.

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for journalism students. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

On average, journalism graduates from NMSU Main Campus take out $17,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Journalism Schools in New Mexico list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

On average, journalism graduates from UNM take out $16,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Fe Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Journalism Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.

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Explore all the Most Popular Journalism Colleges 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 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 Jfurrer.

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