by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in New Mexico” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 36,301 people earned their degree in design and applied arts, making the major the 36th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, design and applied arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,426 and had an average of $25,481 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 35 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 30 design and applied arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,811 and $16,074 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in New Mexico” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in design and applied arts. That schools that top this list have a program in design and applied arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The design 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in New Mexico”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico associate degree design students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in New Mexico. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school situated in Roswell, New Mexico. It awarded 6 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Alamogordo. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in New Mexico. NMSU Alamogordo is a public institution located in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Juan College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in New Mexico. Farmington, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s design degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in New Mexico. NMSU Dona Ana is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Fe Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in New Mexico. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s design students in 2020-2021.
Western New Mexico University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in New Mexico ranking. Western New Mexico University is a public institution located in Silver City, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western New Mexico University Design & Applied Arts Report
Clovis Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in New Mexico ranking. Clovis Community College is a small school located in Clovis, New Mexico that handed out 2 associates’s design degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Luna Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Design Major in New Mexico list. Luna Community College is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s design degrees to qualified students.
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