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Most graduate degrees, New Mexico cities · 2010

New Mexico cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2023 ACS). This list covers the 46 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 2000

01Los Alamos, NMNM13,31738.0%+2%

02White Rock, NMNM5,71635.5%−1%

03Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61934.6%+7%

04Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79026.6%+13%

05Corrales, NMNM8,48425.1%+7%

06Santa Fe, NMNM89,83722.0%+20%

07Edgewood, NMNM6,15715.0%+82%

08Albuquerque, NMNM556,58814.0%+5%

09Socorro, NMNM8,26113.4%+14%

10Las Cruces, NMNM116,97812.4%+3%

11Silver City, NMNM9,28412.4%+24%

12Las Vegas, NMNM12,57411.6%+17%

13Taos, NMNM6,52611.5%+19%

14Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04111.2%−18%

15North Valley, NMNM10,45511.2%+40%

16Portales, NMNM11,73410.9%−3%

17Los Lunas, NMNM20,5729.7%+64%

18Rio Rancho, NMNM114,4199.3%+18%

19Gallup, NMNM19,9699.3%−9%

20Ruidoso, NMNM7,5809.2%−21%

21Española, NMNM10,4588.9%+17%

22Clovis, NMNM37,1277.3%+23%

23Raton, NMNM5,9527.2%+95%

24Farmington, NMNM46,0557.2%−1%

25Bernalillo, NMNM9,1596.9%+88%

26Alamogordo, NMNM31,9066.8%+13%

27Deming, NMNM14,9446.3%+57%

28Shiprock, NMNM7,6106.2%+133%

29Carlsbad, NMNM32,5246.2%+11%

30Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,9495.7%+17%

31Roswell, NMNM46,8785.6%−17%

32Hobbs, NMNM40,8635.4%+10%

33Aztec, NMNM6,0915.3%+19%

34Tucumcari, NMNM5,0825.2%−15%

35South Valley, NMNM37,1205.2%+19%

36Belen, NMNM7,5895.2%+91%

37Artesia, NMNM12,7353.6%+24%

38Bloomfield, NMNM7,3353.3%−21%

39Lovington, NMNM11,6203.2%−13%

40Grants, NMNM8,9333.1%−37%

41North Hobbs, NMNM6,0342.5%–

42Chaparral, NMNM18,1861.6%−49%

43Sunland Park, NMNM18,2681.5%+191%

44Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8641.5%−19%

45El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,3231.2%–

46Anthony, NMNM8,9000.6%−51%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES