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2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

22 Colleges
$22,224 Avg Salary
$13,640 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 1,831 degrees and certificates from a New Mexico school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the most popular school in New Mexico for education students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 137 students majoring in education at CNM, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

Of the 38 students majoring in education at NMSU Dona Ana, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clovis Community College is a great place for education students working on their associate degree. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the town of Clovis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Fe Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in education at SFCC, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Northern New Mexico College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in New Mexico. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school located in the town of Espanola.

Of the 19 students majoring in education at Northern New Mexico College, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#6

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

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#6

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 6% are male.

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University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree education programs. UNM Gallup is a small public school located in the rural area of Gallup.

Of the 13 students majoring in education at UNM Gallup, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their associate degree. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in the town of Roswell.

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University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree education programs. UNM Valencia is a small public school located in the rural area of Los Lunas.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 16,265
Texas 17,614
Oklahoma 3,171

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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