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Key takeaway: 19 of the 25 New Mexico-based institutions in our directory that offer at least one fully online program report both credit for military training and a dedicated point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families (IPEDS IC 2024). 5 report all four services the federal survey tracks. The highest-ranked by BOC Score is Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus. The Census Bureau records 11 military installations in New Mexico (1 Army, 5 Air Force, 3 National Guard, 2 Other), and 13 New Mexico cities have their own page below.
Military-friendly online colleges based in New Mexico
Ranked by BOC Score, which weights graduation rate, median earnings, net price, retention, and online availability from federal data. The tags on each card are the school’s own answers on the IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey: credit for military training, a dedicated military contact, DoD MOU membership, and a recognized student veteran organization.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
- Graduation rate 30%
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
- Average net price (lower is better) 20%
- Retention rate 15%
- Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Graduation rate
45%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$38,550
Avg net price
$3,645/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
72%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$30,917
Avg net price
$21,084/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
38%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$36,513
Avg net price
$5,769/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
25%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$39,067
Avg net price
$68/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
34%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$36,869
Avg net price
$4,621/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
55%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$39,067
Avg net price
$8,889/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 74%
- Programs offered: 121
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
57%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$44,792
Avg net price
$15,489/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 75%
- Programs offered: 128
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
25%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$39,067
Avg net price
$6,048/yr
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Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
29%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$38,005
Avg net price
$11,067/yr
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Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
30%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$38,112
Avg net price
$7,276/yr
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Key stats
- Retention rate: 56%
- Programs offered: 24
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
50%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$38,550
Avg net price
$4,904/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 62%
- Programs offered: 48
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
42%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$26,364
Avg net price
$5,338/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 59%
- Programs offered: 34
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
49%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$45,937
Avg net price
$14,838/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 53%
- Programs offered: 39
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
44%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$39,095
Avg net price
$8,522/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Key stats
- Retention rate: 56%
- Programs offered: 45
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Graduation rate
21%
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$39,067
Avg net price
$7,369/yr
TuitionContact school for pricing
Source:IPEDS · College Scorecard
Military installations in New Mexico
The Census Bureau’s 2024 TIGER/Line military layer records 11 installations in New Mexico (1 Army, 5 Air Force, 3 National Guard, 2 Other, branch inferred from the recorded name). The largest by land area are listed; city pages show the ones within 100 miles of each city, with distances.
- White Sands Missile Range
- Fort Bliss
- Melrose Air Force Range
- Holloman AFB
- Kirtland AFB
- Boles Wells Annex
- Cannon AFB
- National Guard Santa Fe-Oñate Complex Training Site
- Cannon AFB Site 2
- National Guard Rio Rancho Training Site
- National Guard Las Cruces
Common post-service careers in New Mexico
Statewide median wages for occupations that veterans commonly move into after an online degree, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025 OEWS).
| Occupation |
Median annual wage |
Scope |
| Information Security Analysts |
$130,070 |
NM statewide |
| Logisticians |
$98,430 |
NM statewide |
| Emergency Management Directors |
$145,550 |
NM statewide |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers |
$69,180 |
NM statewide |
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
$124,300 |
NM statewide |
| Project Management Specialists |
$106,970 |
NM statewide |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
$90,790 |
NM statewide |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers |
$101,420 |
NM statewide |
BLS publishes wages for metro areas and states, not individual cities; these are statewide medians.
What the four services mean
- Credit for military training (IPEDS VET2): the institution reports that it awards academic credit for military training, typically evaluated through the Joint Services Transcript. How much credit applies is set program by program.
- Dedicated military contact (VET3): a named point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families.
- DoD MOU member (VET5): the institution has signed the Department of Defense Voluntary Education Partnership Memorandum of Understanding, a requirement for participating in service education programs.
- Student veteran org (VET4): a recognized student veteran organization on the institution’s records.
Of the 19 schools in New Mexico that meet this page’s two-service definition, 5 report all four. All 19 are fully online by the IPEDS DISTPGS flag, as is every school on the national military-friendly online colleges list; the state view differs only in where the institution is based.
Military-friendly online colleges near New Mexico cities
- Alamogordo, NM
- Albuquerque, NM
- Carlsbad, NM
- Clovis, NM
- Española, NM
- Farmington, NM
- Gallup, NM
- Hobbs, NM
- Las Cruces, NM
- Los Lunas, NM
- Rio Rancho, NM
- Roswell, NM
- Santa Fe, NM
Benefit eligibility is determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and your service’s education office. Nothing on this page guarantees education benefits, credit transfer, admission, or a particular cost. Confirm every detail with the school’s military or veteran services office before you enroll.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (IC 2024): veteran and military services indicators (VET2 through VET5), distance-education program flag (DISTPGS); BOC Score from College Scorecard and IPEDS outcome data; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 Military Installations layer (installation names as recorded there); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities; Census ACS 5-year estimates. Directory counts as of the September 2026 refresh.
