by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,069 and $13,490 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,389 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,811 and $16,074 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts / sciences and humanities in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The liberal arts / sciences & humanities school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Military Institute. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico. NMMI is a small public school situated in Roswell, New Mexico. It awarded 109 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Junior College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico list. Hobbs, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 175 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Carlsbad. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico. Located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 55 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 417 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
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New Mexico State University - Grants landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico ranking. New Mexico State University - Grants is a small public school situated in Grants, New Mexico. It awarded 19 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico ranking. Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus is a small public school situated in Ruidoso, New Mexico. It awarded 22 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, University of New Mexico - Taos Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico list. University of New Mexico - Taos Campus is a small school located in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico that handed out 34 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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New Mexico State University - Alamogordo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico ranking. New Mexico State University - Alamogordo is a small public school situated in Alamogordo, New Mexico. It awarded 31 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 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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Clovis Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #10. Clovis Community College is located in Clovis, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 222 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico ranking. This small school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 17 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico ranking. University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is a small school located in Gallup, New Mexico that handed out 64 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico ranking. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 256 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #14, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 1,765 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico list. Located in Los Lunas, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico list. Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus is a small public school situated in Roswell, New Mexico. It awarded 33 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Luna Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico list. Luna Community College is a small school located in Las Vegas, New Mexico that handed out 13 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Juan College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Farmington, New Mexico, and it awarded 78 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Navajo Technical University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico ranking. This small school is located in Crownpoint, New Mexico, and it awarded 6 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mesalands Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico list. Mesalands Community College is located in Tucumcari, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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Northern New Mexico College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #21. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school situated in Espanola, New Mexico. It awarded 5 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Western New Mexico University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico ranking. Western New Mexico University is a small school located in Silver City, New Mexico that handed out 11 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Santa Fe Community College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico list. Santa Fe Community College is a public institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in New Mexico list. New Mexico Tech is located in Socorro, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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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