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Most graduate degrees, New Mexico cities · 1990

New Mexico cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (1990 ACS). This list covers the 41 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGRADUATE DEGREEVS –

01White Rock, NMNM5,71631.4%–

02Los Alamos, NMNM13,31729.6%–

03Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61929.3%–

04Corrales, NMNM8,48419.4%–

05Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79017.2%–

06Santa Fe, NMNM89,83715.0%–

07Albuquerque, NMNM556,58811.7%–

08Las Cruces, NMNM116,97811.0%–

09Socorro, NMNM8,26110.6%–

10Portales, NMNM11,73410.2%–

11Taos, NMNM6,5269.9%–

12Las Vegas, NMNM12,5749.4%–

13Silver City, NMNM9,2849.2%–

14Gallup, NMNM19,9697.2%–

15Alamogordo, NMNM31,9066.9%–

16Aztec, NMNM6,0916.9%–

17Farmington, NMNM46,0556.3%–

18North Valley, NMNM10,4556.2%–

19Los Lunas, NMNM20,5725.8%–

20Roswell, NMNM46,8785.7%–

21Deming, NMNM14,9445.4%–

22Bloomfield, NMNM7,3355.4%–

23Artesia, NMNM12,7355.3%–

24Clovis, NMNM37,1275.3%–

25Ruidoso, NMNM7,5805.2%–

26Grants, NMNM8,9334.8%–

27Hobbs, NMNM40,8634.7%–

28Española, NMNM10,4584.0%–

29Carlsbad, NMNM32,5243.8%–

30Bernalillo, NMNM9,1593.7%–

31Raton, NMNM5,9523.5%–

32Belen, NMNM7,5893.2%–

33Lovington, NMNM11,6203.2%–

34Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8643.2%–

35Tucumcari, NMNM5,0823.1%–

36Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,9493.1%–

37South Valley, NMNM37,1202.8%–

38Shiprock, NMNM7,6102.5%–

39Chaparral, NMNM18,1862.4%–

40Anthony, NMNM8,9000.7%–

41Sunland Park, NMNM18,2680.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS