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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in New Mexico

27 Colleges
$40,185 Avg Salary
$22,011 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education 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 Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in New Mexico to see which programs were the most popular 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 .

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Main Campus to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

After completing their degree, education graduates from UNM carry an average student debt load of $18,650.

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Out of the 27 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.

After completing their degree, education graduates from CNM carry an average student debt load of $9,562.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico Highlands University is a great place for education students. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

While working on their degree, education majors at New Mexico Highlands University accumulate an average of around $14,707 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for education students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, education majors at NMSU Main Campus accumulate an average of around $24,532 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in New Mexico. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

After completing their degree, education graduates from ENMU - Main Campus carry an average student debt load of $22,982.

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University of the Southwest ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that education majors at USW take out is $25,010.

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With a ranking of #7, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public college with a small student population.

After completing their degree, education graduates from SFCC carry an average student debt load of $20,018.

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#8

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

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With a ranking of #9, Clovis Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Clovis.

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Northern New Mexico College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school located in the distant town of Espanola.

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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 25 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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