2025 Best Computer Science Schools in New Mexico

Ranked #12 in popularity, computer science is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for computer science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 67 degrees in computer science to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Computer Science Schools List

Computer Science Rankings by Degree Level

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 Computer Science Schools in New Mexico list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Computer Science in New Mexico

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the compsci degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New Mexico Schools in CompSci

1

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

20.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in computer science needs to check out Central New Mexico Community College. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in computer science from Central New Mexico Community College

2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat New Mexico State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in computer science. NMSU Main Campus is a large public university located in the suburb of Las Cruces.More information about a degree in computer science from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Best Computer Science Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Computer Science Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	317	1,891
Arizona	287	1,488
Oklahoma	257	310

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Rankings in Majors Related to CompSci

Computer Science is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

CompSci Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	67

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	433
Information Technology	126
Data Processing	104
Computer Programming	25
Computer Software & Applications	18
Information Science	5

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Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Negative Space.

More about our data sources and methodologies.