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2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

6 Schools Ranked
$22,835 Avg Student Debt

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, New Mexico
$5,163 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Western New Mexico University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Mexico.

Western New Mexico University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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$8,717 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list.

New Mexico Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.

ENMU - Main Campus does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$5,926 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.

Online graduate courses are available at NMSU Main Campus, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

#5

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico
$7,698 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico Highlands University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since New Mexico Highlands University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 99% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
$7,115 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNM does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 38% took at least some of their classes online.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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