A degree in general education is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #41 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Education Schools in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 223 degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of general education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Education Schools in New Mexico ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the education degree levels they offer.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general education. NMSU Main Campus is a large public university located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces. A Best Colleges rank of #1106 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NMSU Main Campus is a great university overall.
There were about 67 general education students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general education. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 96 general education students who graduated with this degree at ENMU - Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the education program make about $48,605 in their early career salary.
Any student pursuing a degree in general education has to take a look at Santa Fe Community College. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 13th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were roughly 6 general education students who graduated with this degree at SFCC in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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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Your choice of general education school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
