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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 2,266 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,185 and $22,011 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 715 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,709 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Southwest. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico. University of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 136 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the #2 spot on the list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 84 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Portales, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 132 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico list. Located in Silver City, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 55 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 120 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico ranking. This small school is located in Socorro, New Mexico, and it awarded 11 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in New Mexico list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 177 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
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