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2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in New Mexico

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$44,042 Avg Salary

Legal Professions is the #21 most popular major in New Mexico with 173 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 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 Legal Professions program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for legal professions students. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in New Mexico list. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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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 Legal Professions Schools in New Mexico list. SFCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clovis Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the remote town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Navajo Technical University

Crownpoint, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Navajo Technical University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the remote area of Crownpoint, Navajo Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Alamogordo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best legal professions schools in New Mexico. NMSU Alamogordo is a small public school located in the rural area of Alamogordo.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Legal Professions Schools in New Mexico list. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

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With a ranking of #8, New Mexico Junior College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for legal professions students. Located in the town of Hobbs, New Mexico Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

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University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular legal professions programs. Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public school with a small student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,593
Texas 3,012
Oklahoma 708

Major Annual Graduates
Law 36,216
Legal Support Services 11,545
Legal Research 6,874
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 4,407
Legal Professions (Other) 2,013

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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).
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