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2023 Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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Finding the Best Public Administration Master's Degree School for You

With 54 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, public administration is the #23 most popular major in New Mexico.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Public Administration Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 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 Public Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Public Administration Master's Degree Colleges.

Top New Mexico Schools for a Master's in Public Administration

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the best school in New Mexico for public administration students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

Full Public Administration at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best public administration schools in New Mexico. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Full Public Administration at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 862
Arizona 519
Oklahoma 57

One of 5 majors within the area of study, public administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
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