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Most graduate degrees, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2024 ACS). This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS 2000

01Los Alamos, NMNM13,31746.5%+9.2 pts

02White Rock, NMNM5,71639.6%+3.8 pts

03Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61933.7%+1.4 pts

04Santa Fe, NMNM89,83725.6%+7.2 pts

05Corrales, NMNM8,48424.9%+1.4 pts

06Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79024.3%+0.9 pts

07Taos, NMNM6,52619.8%+10.1 pts

08Albuquerque, NMNM556,58817.9%+4.5 pts

09Silver City, NMNM9,28417.3%+7.3 pts

10Las Cruces, NMNM116,97816.8%+4.7 pts

11Edgewood, NMNM6,15714.8%+6.5 pts

12Rio Rancho, NMNM114,41913.0%+5.0 pts

13Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04112.7%−1.1 pts

14Socorro, NMNM8,26112.6%+0.9 pts

15Las Vegas, NMNM12,57412.3%+2.3 pts

16Los Lunas, NMNM20,57211.9%+5.9 pts

17Portales, NMNM11,73411.6%+0.5 pts

18Ruidoso, NMNM7,58011.1%−0.6 pts

19Bernalillo, NMNM9,15911.0%+7.3 pts

20Farmington, NMNM46,05510.7%+3.4 pts

21Clovis, NMNM37,12710.1%+4.2 pts

22North Valley, NMNM10,45510.0%+2.0 pts

23Alamogordo, NMNM31,9069.9%+3.9 pts

24Gallup, NMNM19,9699.9%−0.4 pts

25Artesia, NMNM12,7359.3%+6.5 pts

26Raton, NMNM5,9528.6%+4.9 pts

27Tucumcari, NMNM5,0828.2%+2.1 pts

28Roswell, NMNM46,8787.9%+1.0 pts

29Carlsbad, NMNM32,5247.8%+2.3 pts

30Grants, NMNM8,9337.7%+2.7 pts

31Hobbs, NMNM40,8637.5%+2.6 pts

32Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,9497.2%+2.4 pts

33South Valley, NMNM37,1206.5%+2.1 pts

34Española, NMNM10,4586.4%−1.2 pts

35Sunland Park, NMNM18,2686.3%+5.8 pts

36Aztec, NMNM6,0916.0%+1.5 pts

37Bloomfield, NMNM7,3355.8%+1.5 pts

38Belen, NMNM7,5895.4%+2.7 pts

39Deming, NMNM14,9444.5%+0.5 pts

40North Hobbs, NMNM6,0344.2%–

41Lovington, NMNM11,6203.3%−0.4 pts

42Chaparral, NMNM18,1863.2%−0.0 pts

43Shiprock, NMNM7,6103.0%+0.4 pts

44Anthony, NMNM8,9001.9%+0.7 pts

45El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,3231.1%–

46Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8641.1%−0.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES