2024 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

Liberal Arts General Studies is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #1 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 13 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,389 associate degrees in liberal arts general studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Liberal Arts General Studies School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of liberal arts general studies for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to liberal arts general studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other liberal arts general studies students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt liberal arts general studies students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts general studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Liberal Arts General Studies Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Liberal Arts General Studies Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Liberal Arts General Studies in New Mexico

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for liberal arts general studies students seeking a an associate degree.

10 Top New Mexico Schools for an Associate in Liberal Arts

1

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

1,765 Annual Graduates

$26,799 Median Starting Salary

$6,625 Median Student Debt

Central New Mexico Community College is a good option for students pursuing an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. CNM is a fairly large public college located in the city of Albuquerque.

Liberal Arts General Studies associate degree recipients from Central New Mexico Community College receive an earnings boost of about $5,109 above the average earnings of liberal arts general studies majors.

More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from Central New Mexico Community College

2

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, NM

256 Annual Graduates

$11,110 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in liberal arts general studies needs to check out Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. ENMU - Main Campus is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Portales.More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

3

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM

417 Annual Graduates

$25,370 Median Starting Salary

$10,497 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat New Mexico State University - Dona Ana if you want to pursue an associate degree in liberal arts general studies. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

Those liberal arts general studies students who get their associate degree from New Mexico State University - Dona Ana earn $3,680 more than the standard liberal arts graduate.

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4

San Juan College
Farmington, NM

78 Annual Graduates

$20,163 Median Starting Salary

$6,402 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in liberal arts general studies needs to take a look at San Juan College. Located in the small city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the liberal arts program state that they receive average early career wages of $20,163.

More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from San Juan College

5

New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell, NM

109 Annual Graduates

$14,342 Median Starting Salary

$5,500 Median Student Debt

Located in the remote town of Roswell, NMMI is a public school with a small student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the liberal arts program earn an average of $14,342 for their early career.

More information about a associate in liberal arts general studies from New Mexico Military Institute

6

New Mexico State University - Alamogordo
Alamogordo, NM

31 Annual Graduates

$25,370 Median Starting Salary

$10,497 Median Student Debt

Located in the rural area of Alamogordo, NMSU Alamogordo is a public university with a small student population.

Associate recipients from the liberal arts general studies program at New Mexico State University - Alamogordo make $3,680 above the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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7

New Mexico State University - Carlsbad
Carlsbad, NM

55 Annual Graduates

$25,370 Median Starting Salary

$10,497 Median Student Debt

Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public university with a small student population.

Associate recipients from the liberal arts general studies program at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad get $3,680 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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8

New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs, NM

175 Annual Graduates

$26,394 Median Starting Salary

$6,500 Median Student Debt

New Mexico Junior College is a small public college located in the remote town of Hobbs.

Associate recipients from the liberal arts general studies degree program at New Mexico Junior College make $4,704 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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9

University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus
Gallup, NM

64 Annual Graduates

$18,317 Median Starting Salary

$10,084 Median Student Debt

Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public university with a small student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the liberal arts program make around $18,317 for their early career.

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10

New Mexico State University - Grants
Grants, NM

19 Annual Graduates

$25,370 Median Starting Salary

$10,497 Median Student Debt

Located in the remote town of Grants, NMSU Grants is a public university with a fairly small student population.

Those liberal arts general studies students who get their associate degree from New Mexico State University - Grants earn $3,680 more than the standard liberal arts student.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	200	52,238
Arizona	169	7,052
Oklahoma	136	1,908

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Liberal Arts General Studies Related Rankings by Major

Liberal Arts General Studies is one of 0 different types of Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities programs to choose from.

Liberal Arts Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Studies	2,002
Liberal Arts	1,366
Individualized Studies	21

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.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.