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

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Finding the Best Education Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master'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 master’s degree. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 85% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in New Mexico. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

About 79% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 21% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Mexico Highlands University is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#6

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

Of the 55 students majoring in education at Western New Mexico University, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro.

Of the 11 students majoring in education at New Mexico Tech, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges 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 7 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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