2024 Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in New Mexico

Ranked #68 in popularity, counselor education/school counseling & guidance services is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 179 degrees in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools List

Choosing a Great Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services School

The counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for counselor education/school counseling & guidance services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Rankings by Degree Level

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 Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in New Mexico list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in New Mexico

The schools below may not offer all types of counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New Mexico Schools in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

1

New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2nd Most Popular In NM

49 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees Awarded

New Mexico Highlands University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public university located in the town of Las Vegas. This university ranks 7th out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were about 49 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at New Mexico Highlands University in the most recent data year.

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2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3rd Most Popular In NM

29.6% Growth in Graduates

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services. UNM is a very large public university located in the large city of Albuquerque. A Best Colleges rank of #514 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNM is a great university overall.

There were approximately 27 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent data year.

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3

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

4th Most Popular In NM

11.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services has to check out New Mexico State University - Main Campus. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces. A Best Colleges rank of #1106 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NMSU Main Campus is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

University of the Southwest
Hobbs, NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

1st Most Popular In NM

77 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Degrees Awarded

University of the Southwest is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in counselor education/school counseling & guidance services. USW is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Hobbs. This university ranks 14th out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were roughly 77 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at USW in the most recent data year.

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5

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

7th Most Popular In NM

Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were roughly 1 counselor education/school counseling & guidance services students who graduated with this degree at ENMU - Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	905	762
Arizona	670	209
Oklahoma	565	206

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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.
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