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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$6,453 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,118 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teacher Education Subject Specific School for You

Teacher Education Subject Specific is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Mexico. With 289 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Mexico to see which programs offered the best value experiences for subject specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality in Teacher Education Subject Specific

$1,684 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the best value school for teacher education subject specific students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $1,684 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CNM also made our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #1.

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$6,528 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New Mexico list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

ENMU - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $6,528 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at ENMU - Main Campus accumulate an average of around $26,813 in student debt.

ENMU - Main Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New Mexico list.

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$7,301 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teacher education subject specific schools in New Mexico. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $7,301 per year. After completing their degree, subject specific ed graduates from NMSU Main Campus carry an average student debtload of $24,945.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NMSU Main Campus is ranked #3 for overall quality for subject specific ed in New Mexico.

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$8,425 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New Mexico list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at New Mexico Tech are $8,425 a year.

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$7,906 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

UNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, subject specific ed majors at UNM accumulate an average of around $17,799 in student debt.

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$6,876 Average Tuition & Fees

New Mexico Highlands University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New Mexico ranking. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at New Mexico Highlands University are $6,876 a year. Subject Specific Ed majors at New Mexico Highlands University take out an average of $11,495 in student loans while working on their egree.

New Mexico Highlands University also made our Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,553
Texas 927
Oklahoma 583

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, teacher education subject specific has other similar majors worth exploring.

Subject Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching 8,121
Reading Teacher Education 6,490
Music Education 4,761
Mathematics Education 3,395
English & Language Arts Education 3,113
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 2,335
Social Studies Education 1,968
Art Education 1,837
Health Education 1,801
Science Education 1,371
Agricultural Teacher Education 1,130
Biology Education 865
History Education 804
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education 715
Technology Education 575
Social Science Teacher Education 474
Technical Teacher Education 462
Spanish Education 457
School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist 370
Modern Language Education 338
Drama & Dance Education 293
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 286
Chemistry Education 238
Computer Teacher Education 217
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 185
Earth Science Teacher Education 169
Physics Education 152
Environmental Education 96
Speech Teacher Education 68
French Language Teacher Education 55
Driver & Safety Teacher Education 55
Health Occupations Teacher Education 48
Communication Arts and Literature Teacher Education 22
Distributive Education 11
German Language Teacher Education 8
Psychology Teacher Education 5
Latin Teacher Education 4
Geography Teacher Education 3

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Aparajita Datta.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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