2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Journalism in New Mexico

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in journalism, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #38 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Journalism in New Mexico ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 95 bachelor's degrees in journalism to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Other Rankings

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

More Ways to Rank Journalism Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for journalism.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Journalism in New Mexico

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in journalism.

Most Well Attended Schools for Journalism Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

48 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NM

$27,900 Median Salary

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in journalism. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in journalism in New Mexico.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the journalism program report average early career earnings of $27,900.

More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

47 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NM

$24,000 Median Salary

New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in journalism. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in journalism in New Mexico.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the journalism program earn about $24,000 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in journalism from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Best Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	229	802
Oklahoma	192	316
Arizona	187	367

View All Rankings >

Journalism Related Rankings by Major

One of 5 majors within the Communication & Journalism area of study, Journalism has other similar majors worth exploring.

Journalism Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Journalism	95

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies	17

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 Jfurrer. More about our data sources and methodologies.