by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in New Mexico” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Construction Trades is the 34th most popular major in the country with 35,794 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,184 and had an average of $11,556 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 161 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,535 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 40 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,811 and $16,074 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in construction trades. That schools that top this list have a program in construction trades in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in New Mexico”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Gallup, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s construction trades degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in New Mexico list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in New Mexico list. San Juan College is a public institution located in Farmington, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in New Mexico. Central New Mexico Community College is a fairly large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 23 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Taos Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in New Mexico list. UNM Taos is located in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
Full University of New Mexico - Taos Campus Construction Trades Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Navajo Technical University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Crownpoint, New Mexico, and it awarded 11 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Grants landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Grants, New Mexico, and it awarded 0 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Construction Trades at New Mexico State University - Grants
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern New Mexico College landed the #5 spot on the list. Northern New Mexico College is a small school located in Espanola, New Mexico that handed out 0 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Construction Trades at Northern New Mexico College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in New Mexico list. University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus is located in Los Lunas, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s construction trades degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a public institution located in Ruidoso, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Construction Trades at ENMU - Ruidoso Campus
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Junior College landed the #5 spot on the list. New Mexico Junior College is a public institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesalands Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in New Mexico list. This small school is located in Tucumcari, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Carlsbad. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Construction Trades Major in New Mexico. This small school is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, and it awarded 0 associates’s construction trades degrees in 2020-2021.
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