2024 Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

Ranked #34 in popularity, general psychology is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of general psychology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10 master's degrees in general psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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 general psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's 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 easy is it for general psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general psychology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General Psychology in New Mexico

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general psychology.

Top New Mexico Schools for a Master's in Psychology

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

5 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general psychology has to check out University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

2

New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM

5 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat New Mexico Highlands University if you want to pursue a master's degree in general psychology. Located in the remote town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public university with a small student population.More information about a master’s in general psychology from New Mexico Highlands University

Best General Psychology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Psychology Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	222
Arizona	180	142
Oklahoma	153	34

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General Psychology Related Rankings by Major

One of 24 majors within the Psychology area of study, General Psychology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Psychology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	10

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	34
Child Development & Psychology	8

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to BruceBlaus. More about our data sources and methodologies.