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2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

6 Schools Ranked
$22,835 Avg Student Debt

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Mexico to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

Top Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, New Mexico
$5,163 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Western New Mexico University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Mexico.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Western New Mexico University. In 2019-2020 about 95% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full Western New Mexico University Report

$8,717 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in New Mexico.

New Mexico Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 78% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Report

Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at ENMU - Main Campus. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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$5,926 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.

NMSU Main Campus does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#5

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico
$7,698 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Mexico Highlands University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate.

One thing to take note of is that New Mexico Highlands University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
$7,115 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNM. During the 2019-2020 year, about 38% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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