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Most graduate degrees, New Mexico cities · 2020

New Mexico cities ranked by the share of adults 25+ holding a graduate or professional degree (2020 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, NMNM13,31743.4%+6.1 pts

02White Rock, NMNM5,71640.7%+4.8 pts

03Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61936.6%+4.2 pts

04Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79029.1%+5.6 pts

05Corrales, NMNM8,48427.4%+3.9 pts

06Santa Fe, NMNM89,83720.9%+2.5 pts

07Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04118.1%+4.4 pts

08Taos, NMNM6,52617.7%+8.0 pts

09Socorro, NMNM8,26116.7%+5.1 pts

10Las Cruces, NMNM116,97816.3%+4.2 pts

11Albuquerque, NMNM556,58816.1%+2.6 pts

12Rio Rancho, NMNM114,41912.6%+4.6 pts

13Silver City, NMNM9,28411.9%+1.9 pts

14North Valley, NMNM10,45511.1%+3.2 pts

15Gallup, NMNM19,96910.6%+0.3 pts

16Las Vegas, NMNM12,57410.6%+0.7 pts

17Los Lunas, NMNM20,57210.0%+4.1 pts

18Edgewood, NMNM6,1579.9%+1.6 pts

19Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,9499.5%+4.7 pts

20Farmington, NMNM46,0559.2%+1.9 pts

21Belen, NMNM7,5898.7%+6.0 pts

22Portales, NMNM11,7348.6%−2.5 pts

23Grants, NMNM8,9338.0%+3.0 pts

24Bernalillo, NMNM9,1597.6%+4.0 pts

25Bloomfield, NMNM7,3357.6%+3.3 pts

26Alamogordo, NMNM31,9067.3%+1.3 pts

27Ruidoso, NMNM7,5807.3%−4.5 pts

28Carlsbad, NMNM32,5247.2%+1.7 pts

29Artesia, NMNM12,7357.2%+4.3 pts

30Clovis, NMNM37,1277.0%+1.1 pts

31North Hobbs, NMNM6,0346.6%–

32Hobbs, NMNM40,8636.5%+1.6 pts

33Aztec, NMNM6,0916.4%+2.0 pts

34Roswell, NMNM46,8786.4%−0.4 pts

35Raton, NMNM5,9526.2%+2.5 pts

36Española, NMNM10,4585.6%−2.0 pts

37South Valley, NMNM37,1205.5%+1.2 pts

38Sunland Park, NMNM18,2685.4%+4.9 pts

39Tucumcari, NMNM5,0825.0%−1.1 pts

40Deming, NMNM14,9444.9%+0.9 pts

41Shiprock, NMNM7,6104.6%+2.0 pts

42Anthony, NMNM8,9002.8%+1.6 pts

43Chaparral, NMNM18,1862.4%−0.8 pts

44Lovington, NMNM11,6202.0%−1.7 pts

45Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,8641.2%−0.7 pts

46El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,3230.8%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS