Ranked #13 in popularity, social work is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for social work students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 428 degrees in social work to qualified students.
The social work program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Work rankings. We derive our Best Overall Social Work School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Social Work Schools in New Mexico ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the social work degrees they offer, see the list below.
Any student pursuing a degree in social work has to look into Western New Mexico University. Western New Mexico University is a small public university located in the town of Silver City. This university ranks 9th out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 234 social work students who graduated with this degree at Western New Mexico University in the most recent data year. Those social work students who get their degree from Western New Mexico University make $6,982 more than the average social work graduate.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in social work. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1106 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NMSU Main Campus is a great university overall.
There were approximately 105 social work students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the social work program earn around $38,196 for their early career.
Any student who is interested in social work has to look into San Juan College. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 8th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were about 36 social work students who graduated with this degree at SJC in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the social work program earn an average of $22,669 in their early career salary.
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).
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The social work program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Social Work rankings. We derive our Best Overall Social Work School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
