2024 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

Ranked #6 in popularity, educational administration is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 17 doctor's degrees in educational administration during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on educational administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of educational administration students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt educational administration students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized educational administration related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for educational administration students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Educational Administration in New Mexico

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in educational administration.

Top New Mexico Schools for a Doctorate in Education Admin

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

6 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in educational administration has to look into University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

11 Annual Graduates

New Mexico State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in educational administration. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	165	641
Arizona	119	372
Oklahoma	92	31

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Rankings in Majors Related to Education Admin

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Education Admin Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration	17

Majors Similar to Education Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction	11
Student Counseling	7
Teacher Education Subject Specific	7
Special Education	5
Education Philosophy	4
Educational Assessment	3
Other Education	2

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 Shai-WMIL. More about our data sources and methodologies.