Ranked #16 in popularity, public administration is one of the most sought-after master's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of public administration. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 master's degrees in public administration during the 2019-2020 academic year.
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.
As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Public Administration in New Mexico ranking.
A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for public administration, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.
We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process.
To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above.
If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location.
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
The following list ranks 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
Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in public administration has to check out University of New Mexico - Main Campus. UNM is a fairly large public university located in the 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 approximately 48 public administration students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent data year.
Master's students who receive their degree from the public admin program make an average of $46,200 for their early career.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a popular decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in public administration. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in public administration in New Mexico.
There were roughly 7 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year.
University of the Southwest is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public administration. USW is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Hobbs.
There were roughly 5 public administration individuals who graduated with this degree at USW in the most recent year we have data available.
New Mexico Highlands University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in public administration. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public university located in the remote town of Las Vegas.
There were approximately 3 public administration students who graduated with this degree at New Mexico Highlands University in the most recent year we have data available.
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).