2025 Best General Journalism Schools in New Mexico

Ranked #69 in popularity, general journalism is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for general journalism students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 77 degrees in general journalism to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall General Journalism Schools List

General Journalism Rankings by Degree Level

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 General Journalism Schools in New Mexico list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Journalism in New Mexico

The schools below may not offer all types of journalism degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New Mexico Schools in Journalism

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in general journalism needs to take a look at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in general journalism from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

48 Journalism Degrees Awarded

22.9% Growth in Graduates

New Mexico State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general journalism. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a large student population.More information about a degree in general journalism from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Best General Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	905	827
Arizona	670	126
Oklahoma	565	266

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Rankings in Majors Related to Journalism

General Journalism is one of 6 different types of Journalism programs to choose from.

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).
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