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

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Finding the Best Psychology Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 1,062 degrees and certificates from a New Mexico school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Psychology Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New Mexico to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

Check out the psychology bachelor's degree 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 psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 77% of the psychology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

About 78% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 22% are male.

Full Psychology at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico Highlands University is a great place for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the psychology majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular psychology schools in New Mexico. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in psychology at ENMU - Main Campus, 16% are male and 84% are female.

Full Psychology at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report

#5

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Western New Mexico University is a great place for psychology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public school with a small student population.

About 70% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 30% are male.

Full Psychology at Western New Mexico University Report

University of the Southwest ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. USW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hobbs.

Women make up 60% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at University of the Southwest Report

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for psychology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 5,406
Texas 11,577
Oklahoma 1,792

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General Psychology 141,695
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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