by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 223 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,605 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 53 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,811 and $16,074 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Grants landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Grants, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at New Mexico State University - Grants
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Taos Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Taos Campus General Education Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico list. This small school is located in Roswell, New Mexico, and it awarded 8 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico list. UNM Gallup is a small public school situated in Gallup, New Mexico. It awarded 4 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Juan College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico. SJC is a medium-sized school located in Farmington, New Mexico that handed out 13 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Fe Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico ranking. SFCC is a small public school situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It awarded 6 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at Santa Fe Community College
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico ranking. NMSU Dona Ana is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico list. UNM Valencia is a public institution located in Los Lunas, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico list. Located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s education students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Education at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad
Mesalands Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico ranking. This small school is located in Tucumcari, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #11. 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.
Full Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus General Education Report
New Mexico Junior College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico ranking. Hobbs, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Education at New Mexico Junior College
With a ranking of #11, Western New Mexico University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico list. Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s education degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Education at Western New Mexico University
New Mexico State University - Alamogordo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #11. NMSU Alamogordo is a small school located in Alamogordo, New Mexico that handed out 0 associates’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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