2023 Best Social Work Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico
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Ranked Colleges
428
Degrees Awarded
$22,700
Avg Cost*
Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Social Work” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Social Work is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 9th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 57,401 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
Across New Mexico, there were 428 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Social Work” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social work. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social work programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social work program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Social Work
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Social Work”.
Top 3 Best Social Work Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Social Work list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 105 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, New Mexico State University - Main Campus supports 14,227 students, and 620 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 285 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,880. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. New Mexico State University - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New Mexico State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/new-mexico-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Social Work list. Western New Mexico University is a small school located in Silver City, New Mexico that handed out 234 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
Western New Mexico University also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 99 of the 2,896 students enrolled at Western New Mexico University were GI Bill® students, of which 50 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,538. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Western New Mexico University]](/colleges/western-new-mexico-university/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Social Work that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the #3 spot on the list. San Juan College is a medium-sized school located in Farmington, New Mexico that handed out 36 ’s social work degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SJC, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 197 of the 5,240 students enrolled at San Juan College were GI Bill® students, of which 119 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,226. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. San Juan College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at San Juan College]](/colleges/san-juan-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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.
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