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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 556,813 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 6,958 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,069 and $13,490 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 579 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,779 and $27,879 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts general studies programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the liberal arts general studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 5 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 216 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 22,311 students enrolled at UNM were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNM offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 146 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list.Among the 14,227 students enrolled at NMSU Main Campus, 620 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,880. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NMSU Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s liberal arts degrees to 130 students in 2020-2021.

ENMU - Main Campus also took the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 199 of the 5,266 students enrolled at ENMU - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,131. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus]](/colleges/eastern-new-mexico-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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St. John's College
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, St. John’s College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.

St. John’s not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list.According to our most recent data, St. John’s College supports 355 students, and 11 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 10 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,148. To help with additional expenses, 6 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Liberal Arts for a Bachelor’s list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 17 bachelors’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

New Mexico Highlands University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list.Of the 2,777 students enrolled at New Mexico Highlands University, 83 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,407. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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