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Most Popular General Psychology Schools in New Mexico

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2023 Most Popular General Psychology Schools in New Mexico

13 Colleges
$21,989 Avg Salary
$15,235 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Psychology School for You

In 2020-2021, general psychology students earned 987 degrees and certificates from a New Mexico school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Psychology Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 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 General Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Psychology Colleges.

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Main Campus to be the most popular school for general psychology students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

Psychology majors at UNM take out an average of $20,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 13 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. CNM is a large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

After completing their degree, psychology graduates from CNM carry an average student debt load of $8,967.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for general psychology students. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

After completing their degree, psychology graduates from NMSU Main Campus carry an average student debt load of $19,184.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico Highlands University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general psychology schools in New Mexico. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that psychology majors at New Mexico Highlands University take out is $11,422.

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Out of the 13 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that psychology majors at ENMU - Main Campus take out is $16,600.

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#6

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general psychology students. It came in at #6 on the list. SJC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

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Santa Fe Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Psychology Schools in New Mexico ranking. SFCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.

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#8

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Psychology Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

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University of the Southwest landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general psychology programs. USW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hobbs.

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With a ranking of #10, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general psychology students. Located in the remote town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 9,595
Arizona 2,900
Oklahoma 1,265

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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 BruceBlaus.

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