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2023 Most Popular General Education Schools in New Mexico

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Finding the Best General Education 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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Education Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular programs 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.

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Our analysis found Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for general education students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in New Mexico. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

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#3

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Juan College is a great place for general education students. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a great place for general education students. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in New Mexico. Located in the remote town of Roswell, ENMU - Roswell Campus is a public college with a small student population.

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Santa Fe Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #6 on the list. SFCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Santa Fe.

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University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public school with a small student population.

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New Mexico Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the remote town of Hobbs, New Mexico Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

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University of New Mexico - Taos Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general education students. It came in at #9 on the list. UNM Taos is a small public school located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos.

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#9

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General Education Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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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 17 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.

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