2023 Most Popular Colleges for Secondary Education in New Mexico

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in New Mexico” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Secondary Education is the 84th most popular major in the country with 10,547 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across New Mexico, there were 221 secondary education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in New Mexico” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in secondary education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular secondary education programs in the United States.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in New Mexico

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico secondary teaching students.

Top 5 Most Popular Colleges for Secondary Education in New Mexico

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 overall quality in New Mexico

$45,271 Average Early-Career Earnings

$19,843 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in New Mexico list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 60 ’s secondary teaching degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Secondary Education at UNM

2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, New Mexico

#5 overall quality in New Mexico

$36,973 Average Early-Career Earnings

$20,260 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in New Mexico. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Secondary Education Report

3

Western New Mexico University
Silver City, New Mexico

#12 overall quality in New Mexico

$51,426 Average Early-Career Earnings

$30,882 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western New Mexico University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in New Mexico. Located in Silver City, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.

Full Western New Mexico University Secondary Education Report

4

University of the Southwest
Hobbs, New Mexico

#13 overall quality in New Mexico

$42,227 Average Early-Career Earnings

$25,031 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in New Mexico list. USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s secondary teaching degrees to qualified students.

Full USW Secondary Education Report

5

San Juan College
Farmington, New Mexico

#8 overall quality in New Mexico

$36,738 Average Early-Career Earnings

$13,479 Average Student Debt

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Secondary Teaching Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Farmington, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified ’s secondary teaching students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Secondary Education at SJC

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Notes and References

References

• 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.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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