2024 Best Elementary Education Schools in New Mexico
4Colleges in New Mexico
357Elementary Teaching Degrees Awarded
Elementary Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #17 most popular major in the country. 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 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Elementary Education Schools in New Mexico ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 357 degrees in elementary education to qualified students.
The elementary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Elementary Education rankings. For our Best Overall Elementary Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Elementary Education Schools in New Mexico list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Elementary Education in New Mexico
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the elementary teaching degree levels they offer.
New Mexico Highlands University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in elementary education. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public university located in the town of Las Vegas. This university ranks 7th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 52 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at New Mexico Highlands University in the most recent data year.
It's hard to beat University of New Mexico - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in elementary education. UNM is a fairly large public university located in the city of Albuquerque. A Best Colleges rank of #514 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNM is a great university overall.
There were approximately 119 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in elementary education has to take a look at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. NMSU Main Campus is a large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces. A Best Colleges rank of #1106 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NMSU Main Campus is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in elementary education has to look into Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 6th out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were roughly 32 elementary education students who graduated with this degree at ENMU - Main Campus in the most recent data year.
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).
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The elementary teaching program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Elementary Education rankings. For our Best Overall Elementary Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
