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2023 Best Schools in New Mexico

7 Schools Ranked
$38,658 Average Earnings
$21,739 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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Top Schools in New Mexico

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Our analysis found New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology to be the best school for students in New Mexico.

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#2

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Schools in New Mexico list.

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#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great place for students.

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#4

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, New Mexico

The excellent programs at Western New Mexico University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in New Mexico.

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Out of the 7 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Schools in New Mexico ranking.

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#7

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico

University of the Southwest landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best programs.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 7 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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