If you pursue a degree in social work, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #9 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for social work students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 439 degrees in social work annually.
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. For our Best Overall Social Work School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Social Work Schools in New Mexico list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the social work degree levels they offer.
Western New Mexico University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in social work. Western New Mexico University is a small public university located in the town of Silver City. A Best Colleges rank of #1294 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Western New Mexico University is a great university overall.
There were roughly 283 social work students who graduated with this degree at Western New Mexico University in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in social work needs to check out New Mexico State University - Main Campus. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were about 106 social work students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year.
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Gain the fundamental tools required to improve the lives of children and families in crisis with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
San Juan College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in social work. Located in the rural area of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 9th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 29 social work students who graduated with this degree at SJC in the most recent data year.
One of 3 majors within the Social Work area of study, Social Work has other similar majors worth exploring.
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).
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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. For our Best Overall Social Work School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
