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2026 Highest Paid Educational Administration Grads in New Mexico

[Educational Administration](/majors/education/educational-administration/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The schools below stand out for the salaries their educational administration graduates go on to command.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where educational administration graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Educational Administration Grads in New Mexico

2026 Highest Paid Educational Administration Grads in New Mexico

If you want to know which schools send educational administration graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Educational Administration Graduates

1

University Of New Mexico Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

$74,671 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of New Mexico Main Campus tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying educational administration schools in New Mexico. University Of New Mexico Main Campus is a public school located in the city of Albuquerque. Educational Administration graduates of University Of New Mexico Main Campus earn a median of about $74,671 a year early in their careers.

2

New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM

$78,886 Average Early-Career Salary

New Mexico Highlands University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying educational administration schools. New Mexico Highlands University is a public school located in the town of Las Vegas. Students who complete the educational administration program here go on to a median salary of roughly $78,886.

3

New Mexico State University Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

$60,166 Average Early-Career Salary

Strong graduate earnings at New Mexico State University Main Campus earned it the #3 place for educational administration. Set in the suburb of Las Cruces, New Mexico State University Main Campus is a public institution. Educational Administration graduates of New Mexico State University Main Campus earn a median of about $60,166 a year early in their careers.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries educational administration graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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 our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.