2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Geography Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Geography is the 159th most popular major in the country with 4,954 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across New Mexico, there were 40 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,779 and $27,879 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Geography Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular geography programs in the United States.

Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The geography 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 “Most Well Attended Geography Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s”.

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Most Well Attended Geography Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Geography Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography in New Mexico

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 overall quality in New Mexico

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Geography Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 20 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

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

#5 overall quality in New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Geography Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Geography at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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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.

Credits

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