Albuquerque, NM (population: 535,923) has three math education schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. University of New Mexico-Main Campus, the highest ranked school in this group with a math education program, has a total student population of 27,241. It is the 1620th highest ranked school in the USA and one of the highest in the state .
Math Education students from Albuquerque schools who go on to become math professors, math teachers, math educators, mathematics professors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 48,100 people working as mathematical science teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $70,550.
Albuquerque lies in Bernalillo county, which is one of the 23 counties in New Mexico. Overall, the Albuquerque area has 381,870 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $19.31/hr average worker wage, and a $40,170 average annual salary.
Of the 3 math education schools with a 100-mile radius of Albuquerque, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of New Mexico-Main Campus comes out as the most expensive ($10,302/yr) for math education students, with New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology as the lowest, reported at only $7,906/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Albuquerque |
| Albuequerque | NM | - | 1 | 4.18669 | 13 | 3.0 miles |
| Rio Rancho | NM | 85,837 | 1 | 10.6625 | 12 | 10.6 miles |
| Santa Fe | NM | 74,019 | 6 | 20.0822 | 127 | 54.1 miles |
| Grants | NM | - | 1 | 9.85236 | 40 | 69.7 miles |