Education at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study education, take a look at what New Mexico State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 14,227 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

NMSU Main Campus Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at NMSU Main Campus

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NMSU Main Campus does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NMSU Main Campus Education Rankings

The education major at NMSU Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 22 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #187 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at NMSU Main Campus since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	87
White	37
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NMSU Main Campus Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of education master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. NMSU Main Campus does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	60
White	53
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Education	67
Teacher Education Grade Specific	66
Teacher Education Subject Specific	31
Educational Administration	29
Special Education	25
Curriculum & Instruction	10
Student Counseling	9

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Teacher Assistants	7,360	$22,180
Elementary School Teachers	7,260	$55,390
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Middle School Teachers	3,760	$52,810
Preschool Teachers	2,490	$34,100

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.