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2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

8 Schools Ranked
$22,835 Avg Student Debt

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New Mexico to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Western New Mexico University

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

Our 2023 rankings named Western New Mexico University the most popular school in New Mexico for students working on their graduate certificate. Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 115 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Western New Mexico University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. 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

69 Total Awards
$5,926 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. This fairly large public school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 69 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NMSU Main Campus. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
62 Total Awards
$7,115 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 62 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 65% were women.

Online graduate courses are available at UNM, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 38% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

#4

New Mexico Highlands University

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

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Mexico Highlands University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Las Vegas, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 49 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at New Mexico Highlands University. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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20 Total Awards

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 graduate certificates to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since ENMU - Main Campus does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Read full report on Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

#6

Southwestern College

Santa Fe, New Mexico
16 Total Awards
$22,937 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Southwestern College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.

Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out SWC Santa Fe. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.

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6 Total Awards
$8,717 Average Tuition & Fees

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in Socorro, New Mexico, the small public school handed out 6 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at New Mexico Tech. In 2019-2020 about 78% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Report

#8

Northern New Mexico College

Espanola, New Mexico
$3,933 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Northern New Mexico College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate.

Full Northern New Mexico College Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

References

  • 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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