Top New Mexico Childhood Education Schools : Programs, Colleges, Degrees, Courses, Classes, Certification, Training

Childhood Education Schools in New Mexico

New Mexico contains seventeen schools that offer childhood education programs. New Mexico State University-Main Campus, the highest-ranking childhood education school in NM, has a total student population of 18,526 and is the 396th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 17 childhood education schools in New Mexico, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of the Southwest comes out as the most expensive ($15,047/yr), with Navajo Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $2,488/yr.

Childhood Education students from New Mexico schools who go on to become childhood educators, preschool teachers, kindergarten teachers, special education teachers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 181,810 people working as kindergarten teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $50,380. Also, Preschool teachers make on average $27,450 per year and there are about 389,660 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the New Mexico alone, there are 2,010 employed preschool teachers earning an average yearly salary of $25,690. Kindergarten teachers in this state earn $52,160/yr and there are 1,480 employed.

Also, within the childhood education schools in New Mexico, the average student population is 2,774 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from childhood education, there are 1598 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,262 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,963, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Childhood Education Programs in New Mexico

New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

University of the Southwest

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors

Navajo Technical College

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Bachelors

New Mexico Junior College

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Northern New Mexico College

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Associates

University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Associates

New Mexico State University-Grants

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

New Mexico State University-Dona Ana

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Associates

Santa Fe Community College

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Certificate

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Associates

New Mexico State University-Alamogordo

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Associates

University of New Mexico-Valencia County Branch

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Associates

University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

University of New Mexico-Taos Branch

Early Childhood Education and Teaching

Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

New Mexico Interesting Facts

Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the United States at 7,000 feet above sea level.
The province that was once Spanish New Mexico included all of present day New Mexico, most of Colorado and Arizona, and slices of Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming. The Original American Territory of New Mexico that congress created in 1850 included all of New Mexico and Arizona plus parts of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. The boundaries of present day New Mexico were drawn by congress in 1863 but New Mexico didn't become a state until 1912.
Each October Albuquerque hosts the world's largest international hot air balloon fiesta.
Las Cruces makes the world's largest enchilada the first weekend in October at the "Whole Enchilada Fiesta".
Lakes and Rivers make up only .002% of the state's total surface area. The lowest water-to-land ratio of all 50 states. Most of New Mexico's lakes are man-made reservoirs. A dam on the Rio Grande formed the Elephant Butte Reservoir the state's largest lake.

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