2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Educational Leadership and Administration for a Master’s

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Educational Leadership and Administration for a Master’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 32,837 people earned their degree in general educational leadership and administration, making the major the 32nd most popular in the United States.

Across New Mexico, there were 103 general educational leadership and administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Educational Leadership and Administration for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general educational leadership and administration. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general educational leadership and administration programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the general educational leadership and administration program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Educational Leadership and Administration for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Educational Leadership and Administration for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico

1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, New Mexico

620 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Educational Leadership and Administration for a Master’s list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 17 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list.Among the 14,227 students enrolled at New Mexico State University - Main Campus, 620 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. New Mexico State University - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full NMSU Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

2

New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, New Mexico

83 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$3,407 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Highlands University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Educational Leadership and Administration for a Master’s. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 12 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.

New Mexico Highlands University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list.Our most recent data shows that 83 of the 2,777 students enrolled at New Mexico Highlands University were GI Bill® students, of which 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,407. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Full New Mexico Highlands University Veteran Student Life Report

3

University of the Southwest
Hobbs, New Mexico

31 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

$9,384 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Southwest. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Educational Leadership and Administration for a Master’s. This small school is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, and it awarded 9 masters’s educational leadership and administration degrees in 2020-2021.

USW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list.Among the 904 students enrolled at USW, 31 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 28 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,384. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

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