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2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in New Mexico

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$9,571 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,300 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Curriculum & Instruction School for You

Curriculum & Instruction is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Mexico. With 50 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many teaching 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 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, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value programs for curriculum students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality in Curriculum & Instruction

$7,301 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the best value school in New Mexico for curriculum and instruction students. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $7,301 per year.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in New Mexico list.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

$7,906 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM are $7,906 per year.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

$6,876 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico Highlands University is a great value for curriculum and instruction students. Located in the remote town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at New Mexico Highlands University are $6,876 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, New Mexico Highlands University is ranked #5 for overall quality for curriculum in New Mexico.

Full Curriculum & Instruction at New Mexico Highlands University Report

$16,200 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in New Mexico list. USW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hobbs.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USW are $16,200 per year.

USW not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Curriculum & Instruction Schools in New Mexico list.

Read full report on Curriculum & Instruction at University of the Southwest

Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Curriculum & Instruction Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 561
Texas 2,013
Oklahoma 59

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, curriculum and instruction has other similar majors worth exploring.

Curriculum Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Disarnot.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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