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2023 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

Education is the most popular major in New Mexico with 904 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Education Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico

Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New Mexico Schools for a Master's in Education

Our 2023 rankings named University of the Southwest the best school in New Mexico for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 12,019
Texas 11,415
Oklahoma 1,574

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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