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2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

8 Schools Ranked
$22,835 Avg Student Debt

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Western New Mexico University

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

Our 2023 rankings named Western New Mexico University the most popular school in New Mexico for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Silver City, New Mexico, the small public school handed out 115 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 81% were women.

One thing to take note of is that Western New Mexico University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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69 Total Awards
$5,926 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 69 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NMSU Main Campus. 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

#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
62 Total Awards
$7,115 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. This large public school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 62 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 65% of those degree recipients were women.

UNM does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.

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#4

New Mexico Highlands University

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

The excellent graduate certificate programs at New Mexico Highlands University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in New Mexico. This small public school is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and it awarded 49 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 71% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at New Mexico Highlands University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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20 Total Awards

Out of the 8 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. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 20 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since ENMU - Main Campus does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#6

Southwestern College

Santa Fe, New Mexico
16 Total Awards
$22,937 Average Tuition & Fees

Southwestern College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. SWC Santa Fe is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It awarded 16 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.

Since the graduate programs at SWC Santa Fe are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

Full Southwestern College Report

6 Total Awards
$8,717 Average Tuition & Fees

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school situated in Socorro, New Mexico. It awarded 6 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.

Online graduate courses are available at New Mexico Tech, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 78% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#8

Northern New Mexico College

Espanola, New Mexico
$3,933 Average Tuition & Fees

Northern New Mexico College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

References

  • 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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