2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in New Mexico

Ranked #9 in popularity, public administration is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the most popular for public administration students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 master's degrees in public administration during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Public Administration School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in public admin matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in New Mexico ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality public administration program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for public administration.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Public Administration in New Mexico

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Public Admin Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

48 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

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

There were about 48 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent data year.

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2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at New Mexico State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in public administration. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Las Cruces. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in public administration in New Mexico.

There were about 7 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in public administration from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

3

University of the Southwest
Hobbs, NM

5 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in public administration needs to take a look at University of the Southwest. USW is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Hobbs.

There were approximately 5 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at USW in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in public administration from University of the Southwest

4

New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM

3 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in public administration needs to check out New Mexico Highlands University. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public university located in the town of Las Vegas.

There were roughly 3 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at New Mexico Highlands University in the most recent data year.

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Best Public Administration Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Public Administration Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	520	681
Arizona	313	582
Oklahoma	276	81

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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). More about our data sources and methodologies.