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2023 Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

14 Colleges
$21,881 Avg Salary
$12,730 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Education Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked 3rd in New Mexico. In fact, 219 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in New Mexico to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Dona Ana the most popular school in New Mexico for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in education at NMSU Dona Ana, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#1

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

Our 2023 rankings named San Juan College the most popular school in New Mexico for general education students working on their associate degree. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

Of the 13 students majoring in education at SJC, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the remote town of Roswell, ENMU - Roswell Campus is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Santa Fe Community College is a great place for general education students working on their associate degree. SFCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.

Women make up 33% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is a great place for general education students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in education at UNM Gallup, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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University of New Mexico - Taos Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree general education programs. UNM Taos is a small public school located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos.

Of the 3 students majoring in education at UNM Taos, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Mesalands Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Mesalands Community College is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Tucumcari.

About 50% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 50% are male.

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New Mexico State University - Grants came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Education Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the remote town of Grants, NMSU Grants is a public college with a small student population.

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New Mexico State University - Carlsbad did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general education students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public school with a small student population.

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University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree general education programs. Located in the rural area of Los Lunas, UNM Valencia is a public school with a small student population.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 859
Texas 1,639
Oklahoma 234

General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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 KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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