2025 Best Education Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

Education is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #12 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of education. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 399 associate degrees in education during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Education School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of education for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality education program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of education students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt education students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for education students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Education Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Education Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Education in New Mexico

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in education.

Top New Mexico Schools for an Associate in Education

1

Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in education has to look into Western New Mexico University. Western New Mexico University is a small public university located in the town of Silver City.More information about a associate in education from Western New Mexico University

2

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

167 Annual Graduates

Central New Mexico Community College is a great option for students interested in an associate degree in education. CNM is a fairly large public college located in the city of Albuquerque.More information about a associate in education from Central New Mexico Community College

3

San Juan College
Farmington, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in education needs to check out San Juan College. Located in the rural area of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in education from San Juan College

4

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

64 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in education has to take a look at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. Located in the city of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in education from New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

Best Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Education Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	38	3,387
Oklahoma	37	423
Arizona	36	492

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Education Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific	311
General Education	82
Student Counseling	4
Special Education	1
Teacher Education Subject Specific	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 Horadrim. More about our data sources and methodologies.