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2024 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in New Mexico

3 Colleges in New Mexico
145 Communications Degrees Awarded
$29,577 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ranked #10 in popularity, communication & media studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in New Mexico ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 145 degrees in communication & media studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Communication & Media Studies School

Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in New Mexico The communications program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Communication & Media Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for communication & media studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Communication & Media Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Communications
Bachelor's Degrees in Communications
Master's Degrees in Communications

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in New Mexico list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Communication & Media Studies in New Mexico

The schools below may not offer all types of communications degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New Mexico Schools in Communications

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
87 Communications Degrees Awarded
$28,067 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Central New Mexico Community College if you want to pursue a degree in communication & media studies. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #534 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CNM is a great college overall.

There were approximately 87 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at CNM in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the communications program report average early career earnings of $28,067.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NM

New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great choice for students interested in a degree in communication & media studies. NMSU Main Campus is a large public university located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces. This university ranks 5th out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were approximately 29 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in communication & media studies from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$31,086 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in communication & media studies. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were about 29 communication & media studies students who graduated with this degree at ENMU - Main Campus in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the communications program make around $31,086 in the first couple years of their career.

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Best Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 4,069
Arizona 287 2,235
Oklahoma 257 325

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Communication & Media Studies is one of 5 different types of Communication & Journalism programs to choose from.

Communications Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Communications 100
Speech Communication 45

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Majors Similar to Communications

Related Major Annual Graduates
Journalism 70
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 12

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