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

8 Colleges
$36,000 Avg Salary
$25,925 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 8 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 Education program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Of the 270 students majoring in education at UNM, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Mexico Highlands University is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

About 74% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 26% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 84% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 16% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

Women make up 65% of the education majors at the school.

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#5

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

About 96% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 4% are male.

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Northern New Mexico College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school located in the town of Espanola.

Of the 21 students majoring in education at Northern New Mexico College, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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University of the Southwest came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in education at USW, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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#8

Navajo Technical University

Crownpoint, NM

Navajo Technical University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Navajo Tech is a small public school located in the rural area of Crownpoint.

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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 8 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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