General Education is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #31 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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Education Schools in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 284 degrees in general education annually.
The general education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. For our Best Overall General Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Education Schools in New Mexico list to help you make the college decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general education degrees they offer, see the list below.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in general education. NMSU Main Campus is a large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces. This university ranks 11th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were about 90 general education students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year.
San Juan College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general education. SJC is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Farmington. A Best Colleges rank of #1352 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SJC is a great college overall.
There were approximately 6 general education students who graduated with this degree at SJC in the most recent year we have data available.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general education. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 122 general education students who graduated with this degree at ENMU - Main Campus in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat New Mexico State University - Dona Ana if you want to pursue a degree in general education. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public university located in the midsize city of Las Cruces. A Best Colleges rank of #1316 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NMSU Dona Ana is a great university overall.
There were about 26 general education students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Dona Ana in the most recent data year.
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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).
The general education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Education rankings. For our Best Overall General Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
