Best Psychology Programs in New Mexico for 2027

The BS in the University of New Mexico's psychology major requires a science minor or second major, while the BA pairs with a minor in any Arts and Sciences department. Both tracks take Introduction to Psychology, Statistical Principles, four of six 200-level core courses (Developmental, Brain and Behavior, Learning and Memory, Cognitive, Social and Health Psychology), Psychological Research Techniques and four courses at the 300 level or above. The BA totals 36 psychology credits and the BS 35 with an upper-division lab. A department Honors Program adds 12 classroom hours across junior and senior years and four semesters of lab work, and a Basics in Addiction Counseling concentration is also offered.

Core Sequence

Introduction to Psychology, Statistical Principles and Psychological Research Techniques.

Area Courses

Four of six 200-level courses: Developmental Psychology, Brain and Behavior, Learning and Memory, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology and Health Psychology.

BA Track

36 psychology credits, with 3 credits of electives, and a minor in any Arts and Sciences department.

BS Track

35 psychology credits, an upper-division lab, and a minor or second major in a science field.

Honors

Junior and senior seminars (12 classroom hours) plus four semesters of lab work, resulting in Honors in Psychology.

Program Sources: Undergraduate Programs Overview - UNM Department of PsychologyBachelor of Arts - UNM Department of PsychologyHonors Program - UNM Department of Psychology

Experimental Methods and Psychological Measurement are the research courses in New Mexico State University's Psychology BA, and the department encourages every student, especially those headed to graduate school, to take them by spring of junior year. Psychological Measurement requires introductory psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology and a statistics course first. The core adds Developmental Psychology and Brain and Behavior, and a one-credit Senior Capstone Seminar finishes the major. You also complete a 300-level philosophy course, introductory biology and a second language, with at least 36 psychology credits in all and 20 of them upper division.

Core Content

Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology and Brain and Behavior.

Research Methods

Psychological Measurement, then Experimental Methods.

Capstone

Senior Capstone Seminar in Psychology.

Psychology Credits

At least 36, with at least 20 upper division.

Outside Requirements

A 300-level philosophy course, introductory biology, a statistics course and a second language.

Program Sources: Psychology - Bachelor of Arts - New Mexico State University CatalogPsychology - New Mexico State University Catalog

Eastern New Mexico University offers its Psychology BA and BS online, and the two degrees share a 43-hour psychology core: Introduction to Psychology, Writing and Careers in Psychology, Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology, Social Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Physiological Psychology and a Senior Seminar. You also pick one developmental course, one personality or counseling theory course and nine hours of upper-division electives. The BA adds a language requirement of 6 to 14 hours, and both degrees need at least 40 upper-division hours. Psi Chi and the open-to-all Pavlov's Hounds give you campus groups, and an accelerated path leads from the bachelor's into the MA in Counseling.

Psychology Core

43 hours, including Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology, Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Physiological Psychology and Senior Seminar.

Choice Requirements

One developmental course (Developmental, Adolescent, Child or Adult Development), one of Theories of Personality or Theories of Psychological Counseling, and nine upper-division elective hours.

BA and BS Difference

The BA adds a language requirement of 6 to 14 hours.

Delivery

Offered as a 100% online program.

Student Groups

Psi Chi, the psychology honors organization, and Pavlov's Hounds, which any interested student can join.

Graduate Pathway

Accelerated BA/BS in Psychology to MA in Counseling.

Program Sources: Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - Eastern New Mexico University2025-27 Undergraduate Catalog - Eastern New Mexico University

A general, clinical or forensic concentration supplies 12 of the 42 credit hours in New Mexico Highlands University's psychology major, and the other 30 are core courses in introductory psychology, research methods, statistics for the behavioral sciences, social, developmental, physiological and abnormal psychology, memory and cognitive processes, a lab credit and an elective. Concentration electives include Psychology of a Serial Killer, Introduction to Behavior Therapy, Culture and Mental Illness, Theories of Counseling and Behavior Disorders in Children. The BS adds a psychology research project, two biology classes, four chemistry classes, and math that includes college algebra or statistics plus calculus.

Major Size

42 credit hours: 30 core credits plus 12 concentration credits.

Concentrations

General, clinical or forensic psychology.

Core Topics

Research methods, statistics for the behavioral sciences, social, developmental, physiological and abnormal psychology, and memory and cognitive processes.

BS Additions

A research project in psychology, two biology classes, four chemistry classes, and college algebra or statistics plus calculus.

Program Sources: Psychology - New Mexico Highlands University

Two lab courses chosen from Sensation and Perception, Cognitive Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience and Animal Behavior make up the core of the upper-division work in New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's psychology degrees, and the department keeps an invertebrate vivarium for lab classes and research. Both the BA and the BS require Introduction to Psychology, Experimental Psychology with its lab, a Senior Seminar, at least 15 credits of psychology electives and two biology courses with labs. The BA allows more breadth, while the BS builds in Statistical Methods or Mathematical Statistics and a four-credit science requirement. Students are advised to finish Introduction to Psychology and Experimental Psychology by the end of sophomore year.

Required Psychology

Introduction to Psychology, Experimental Psychology with lab, and Senior Seminar.

Lab Courses

Two of Sensation and Perception, Cognitive Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience and Animal Behavior, each with its lab.

Biology

Two principles of biology courses with labs, plus six upper-division biology credits.

BS Quantitative Work

Statistical Methods or Mathematical Statistics, and four more credits in biology, computer science, chemistry, mathematics or physics.

Degree Length

120 credit hours, with a minor in another field strongly encouraged for the BA.

Program Sources: B.A. in Psychology - New Mexico Tech CatalogB.S. in Psychology - New Mexico Tech Catalog

Applications to the University of New Mexico's psychology PhD are due December 1, and there's no separate master's program to apply to. Students usually earn a master's degree along the way. The program is organized into four areas: Clinical, Cognition Brain and Behavior (cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience and behavioral neuroscience), Evolution and Society, and Diversity and Health Data Science Across the Lifespan. In addition to your area, you can graduate with an emphasis in Diversity and Multicultural Psychology, Quantitative Psychology or Health Psychology.

Areas

Clinical, Cognition Brain and Behavior, Evolution and Society, and Diversity and Health Data Science Across the Lifespan.

Emphases

Diversity and Multicultural Psychology, Quantitative Psychology or Health Psychology.

Degree Path

PhD only. A master's degree is typically earned along the way.

Application Deadline

December 1.

Program Sources: Graduate Program Overview - UNM Department of Psychology

The Psychology AA at Central New Mexico Community College is built to feed the Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at University of New Mexico, and up to four of its psychology courses can count toward a UNM psychology minor. The 60-credit plan starts with Statistical Principles for Psychology and the introductory course, then adds program electives such as Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Brain and Behavior, Psychology of Learning and Memory and Health Psychology. A four-credit modern language course is part of the sequence. You can start in any term and study part-time or full-time at the Main, Montoya, Rio Rancho, South Valley or Westside campuses.

Required Psychology

Introduction to Psychology and Statistical Principles for Psychology.

Program Electives

Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Brain and Behavior, Psychology of Learning and Memory and Health Psychology.

Degree Length

60 credit hours, with a four-credit modern language elective.

Campuses and Start

Main, Montoya, Rio Rancho, South Valley or Westside campuses, starting any term, part-time or full-time.

Transfer

Designed for transfer to the University of New Mexico, with agreements at many other colleges and universities.

Program Sources: Psychology, Associate of Arts - Central New Mexico Community College

Psychology as a Profession is a required course in San Juan College's Psychology AA, alongside Introduction to Psychology, Developmental Psychology and a four-credit Statistical Principles for Psychology. Nine more credits come from electives such as Social Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Brain and Behavior, Drugs and Behavior, Health Psychology and Performance Psychology. Each course must earn at least a C, and the degree runs 60 to 63 credits. The AA is meant for transfer to a four-year school, and completing the New Mexico Transfer Module is the suggested way to cover general education, so confirm your destination's requirements with an advisor.

Required Psychology

Introduction to Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Psychology as a Profession and Statistical Principles for Psychology.

Psychology Electives

Nine credits from options including Social Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Brain and Behavior, Drugs and Behavior, Health Psychology, Performance Psychology and Educational Psychology.

Grade Rule

A grade of C or better in all courses.

Degree Length

60 to 63 credits.

Program Sources: Program: Psychology, A.A. - San Juan College

Santa Fe Community College's Psychology AA has an 8-week online program map as well as the standard two-year map, and it requires a three-credit Directed Studies in Psychology course. You pick Communication and Counseling Skills or Statistical Principles for Psychology, then choose six courses from a list that includes Social Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology of Personality, Brain and Behavior, Positive Psychology, Health Psychology and Psychology of Gender. A related course from anthropology, criminal justice, human services, paralegal studies, psychology or sociology completes the 60 credits.

Required Courses

Introduction to Psychology, Directed Studies in Psychology, and either Communication and Counseling Skills or Statistical Principles for Psychology.

Psychology Choices

Six courses from a list of twelve, including Positive Psychology, Psychology of Gender and Psychology of Human Sexuality.

Program Maps

A 2-year map and a 2-year map with 8-week online courses.

Degree Length

60 credits minimum, including 33 credits of general education.

Program Sources: Program: Psychology, A.A. - Santa Fe Community College

The Psychology AA at Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College is an articulation degree that lines up with the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Psychology on the ENMU Portales campus. The program courses are Introduction to Psychology, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Adolescent Psychology, Child Psychology, Introduction to Statistics and General Biology with its lab. Alongside them you complete the New Mexico General Education Curriculum, a First-year Seminar and a computers or business course. Learning outcomes ask students to describe psychology's key concepts and applications and to use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena.

Psychology Courses

Introduction to Psychology, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Adolescent Psychology and Child Psychology.

Statistics and Science

Introduction to Statistics and General Biology with General Biology Laboratory.

Transfer Path

Articulates into the BA or BS in Psychology at the ENMU Portales campus.

Institutional Requirements

English Composition I, First-year Seminar, and Introduction to Computers or Introduction to Business.

Program Sources: Psychology Program - Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso Catalog