Established: 1889

Type: Public, 4-year or above

Degrees offered: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor’s-research/scholarship, Doctor’s-professional practice.

Students (2020): 22,729

The University of New Mexico is a Public, 4-year University that offers a myriad of over 215 degrees, including masters, baccalaureate, and doctoral degrees. Known for their Carnegie R1 research program and diverse student population UNM has been a large attraction in New Mexico since its establishment in 1889. 

Established: 1964

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 23,096

Founded in 1964, CNM is an Albuquerque based community college that offers associate degrees, professional certificates and numerous training programs. 

Established: 1934

Type: Public, 4-year or above

Degrees offered: Associate’s, Bachelor's, Master's

Students (2020): 5,685

Eastern New Mexico University is a smaller sized public comprehensive community college which offers bachelor's and associate degrees among other minors. ENMU has a very diverse population with 54% of the student population being minorities or people of color. 

Established: 1888

Type: Public, 4-year or above

Degrees offered: Associate’s, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor’s-research/scholarship, Doctor’s-professional practice

Students (2020): 14,296

New Mexico State University is a public research university located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. NMSU is New Mexico's oldest public university and is one of the two flagship Universities along with the University of New Mexico. 

Established: 1893

Type: Public, 4-year or above

Degrees offered: Associate’s, Bachelor's, Master's

Students (2020): 2,787

New Mexico Highlands University is a public university with its main campus located in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The institution offers various bachelor's and master's degrees as well as 45 certificates in 9 different fields of study. Whilst NMHU is a smaller institution, 79% of its students are minorities or people of color.   

Established: 1979

Type: Private, 4-year

Degrees offered: Associate's, Bachelor's

Students (2020): 452

Brookline College is a private for-profit college based in Phoenix, Arizona with a remote location in Albuquerque. Brookline is known for its associate's and bachelor's programs in Nursing. They also offer other programs in healthcare, the legal field, and business. 

Established: 2013

Type: Private, 4-year

Degrees offered: Doctor’s-professional practice

Students (2020): 621

Burell College is a private for-profit medical school that is located in the New Mexico State University campus. Burell was established in 2013 and offers the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, which is a 4-year program. 

Established: 1967

Type: Private, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 424

Carrington College is a private for-profit college with its headquarters in Sacramento, California and an additional 17 campuses scattered throughout the western US. It provides programs in healthcare, the veterinary field, and the  trades and indsutrial field. 

Established: 1991

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 2,902

Clovis Community College is a public community college located in Clovis, New Mexico. CCC works closely with Eastern New Mexico University due to how close in proximity the two campuses are. It's two-year program school offering associate degrees.  

Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Branch Community College 

Established: 1934

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 673

ENMU Ruidoso is a two year community college that offers associate's degrees and certificate programs. It also offers the first two years of bachelors programs if that is what a student is seeking. It is located in beautiful Ruidoso, New Mexico which makes it a destination for many looking to be in a scenic area. 

Established: 1934

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 2,256

ENMU Roswell is a two-year university that offers over 70 different associate's degree programs and certificate programs. They also offer bachelor and masters programs through ENMU's Portales location. ENMU Roswell offers 150 online classes and its student to teacher ratio is very low, keeping the classes tight knit ergo, bringing the students closer to their professors. 

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

Established: 1962

Type: Public/Tribal, 4-year or above

Degrees offered: Associate’s, Bachelor's, Master's

Students (2020): 605

The Institute of American Indian Arts is a college that specializes in Native American art. IAIA is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and runs the museum of contemporary native arts, which is located in the old Santa Fe post office. 

Established: 1969

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 1,043

Luna Community College is a two-year community college located at the base of the Sangre de Cristo mountains, which overlooks the city of Las Vegas, New Mexico. LCC has two other locations, one in Mora, Springer and one in Santa Rosa. Some of LCC's most popular programs are registered nursing, criminal justice/safety studies, and biological studies. 

Established: 1889

Type: Public, 4-year or above

Degrees offered: Associate’s, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor’s-research/scholarship

Students (2020): 1,835

The New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a Public university located in Socorro, New Mexico. The university is praised for its grand selection of bachelor programs in the science of technology, engineering, and numerous other fields. The University also offers programs to reach masters degrees and Doctorates. 

Established: 1979

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 877

Mesalands Community College is public two-year college located in Tucumcari, New Mexico. They offer programs of applied science and technology programming. Mesalands is also where the North American Wind Research and Training center is held. 

Established: 1979

Type: Public/Tribal, 4-year or above

Degrees offered: Associate’s, Bachelor's, Master's

Students (2020): 1,849

The Navajo Technical University is a public tribal land grant university located in Crownpoint, New Mexico. They offer an assortment of bachelors and masters programs and recently made it possible to get a doctorate degree in Dine language and culture. 

Established: 1965

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 2,327

New Mexico Junior College is a two-year public junior college located right outside of Hobbs, New Mexico. Many of there Associate's programs are veer towards the science and technology fields. They also offer a myriad of certificates from welding to colt starting. 

Established: 1891

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 487

Doubling as a High School and a 2 year college, The New Mexico Military Institute is a school that runs under the auspices of The State of New Mexico. The school is located in Roswell, New Mexico and offers associate's degrees in liberal arts and sciences. The class sizes are tiny, providing an engaging and personable experience for the teachers and students. 

Established: 1888

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 1,537

NMSU-Alamagordo is a two year college that's one of NMSU's remote locations of the larger New Mexico State University. They are located right at the base of Lincoln National Forest and on the outskirts of White Sands National Park. 

Established: 1888

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 1,921

NMSU-Carlsbad is one of the other remote locations for New Mexico State University. NMSU-Carlsbad is similar to NM-State's other remote locations, a two year program offering associate's degrees. This remote location is in Carlsbad, New Mexico which is best known for the famous Carlsbad Caverns. Recently NMSU and it's location in Carlsbad came to an agreement to let Carlsbad become its own, independent college. The school is currently in its transition phase and is now coined Southeast New Mexio College. 

Established: 1888

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 8,054

The remote location of NMSU in Dona Ana is another on one if its community colleges that provides a two year programs up to an associates degree. 

Established: 1888

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 813

NMSU-Grants is the last remote location of NMSU's 4. Located in Grants, New Mexico this is also a 2-year programmed school offering degrees at the associate level. 

Established: 1909

Type: Public, 4-year or above

Degrees offered: Associate's, Bachelor's

Students (2020): 1,119

Northern New Mexico College is a 4-year university located in Espanola, New Mexico. The college offers programs from Associate's degrees to Bachelor's. They also have many certificate programs is that's something students are looking for. 

Established: 1972

Type: Private, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 708

The PIMA Medical Institute is a 2 year university that is located among all the largest medical institutions in Albuquerque. This makes it a great destination for those looking to learn a lot in the healthcare business. The university offers 6 certificate programs and 5 associate degree programs. 

Established: 1972

Type: Private, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 78

This is Albuquerque's western PIMA location. 

Established: 1982

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 6,741

San Juan College is a 2-year college with locations in Farmington, Kirtland, and Aztec, New Mexico. San Juan was formerly known as the College of agriculture and mechanic arts. 

Established: 1983

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 4,110

Santa Fe Community College is a community college based in Santa Fe. The 2-year university offers more than 100 certificate programs and degrees. If students are seeking higher education, like a Bachelors or Masters, SFCC has joint online classes with the University of New Mexico, the Institue of American Indian Art, and the New Mexican Highlands University. 

Established: 1971

Type: Public/Tribal, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 443

The SIPI is a public tribal land grant community college based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The student body represents over 120 different Indian tribes. SIPI offers numerous certificates and associates degree programs. 

Established: 1964

Type: Private, 4-year or above

Degrees offered: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral

Students (2020): 363

St Johns College is a private liberal arts college with campuses in Annapolis, Maryland and Santa Fe, New Mexico. Within St. Johns there are countless Bachelors and Masters programs as well as 6 doctoral degree programs. 

Established: 1889

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 2,487

UNM-Gallup is one of the University of New Mexico's remote locations. It is a two year college that offers a wide range of certificate programs and Associate's degree programs. It provides the possibility for Gallup locals to remain close to home and still reach new academic heights. 

Established: 1889

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 912

Similar to UNM's other remote locations, its Los Alamos location offers a range of certificate programs along with associates degree programs to provide education for the Los Alamos, New Mexico area. 

Established: 1889

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 1,143

UNM-Taos is another one of UNM's remote locations that sits in beautiful Taos, New Mexico. UNM-Taos offers a range of certificate programs and degrees that easily transfer into 4 year programs. 

Established: 1889

Type: Public, 2-year

Degrees offered: Associate's

Students (2020): 2,196

UNM- Valencia is the last of UNM's remote locations. Similar to the others it offers certificate programs and degrees that are easily transferable. 

Established: 1956

Type: Private

Degrees offered: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor’s-research/scholarship

Students (2020): 875

University of the Southwest is a private Christian university found in Hobbs, New Mexico. The University offers baccalaureate degrees in different fields as well as masters programs. On top of that they do offer a doctoral to become a Doctor of Education.  

Established: 1893

Type: Public, 4-year or above

Degrees offered: Associate’s, Bachelor's, Master's

Students (2020): 3,193