Curriculum & Instruction is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #13 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 64 master's degrees in curriculum & instruction during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's 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 curriculum & instruction students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of curriculum & instruction students who choose to seek a master's 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 curriculum & instruction students go into to obtain their master's 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 curriculum & instruction related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for curriculum & instruction students working on their master's degree.
More Ways to Rank Curriculum & Instruction Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Curriculum & Instruction Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Curriculum & Instruction in New Mexico
Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for curriculum & instruction students seeking a a master's degree.
Top New Mexico Schools for a Master's in Curriculum
New Mexico Highlands University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in curriculum & instruction. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public university with a small student population.
Master's recipients from the curriculum & instruction degree program at New Mexico Highlands University get $5,735 above the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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).
