New Mexico·Management Occupations·SOC 11-3012

Best Administrative Services Manager programs in New Mexico, ranked by enrollment

Plan, direct, or coordinate one or more administrative services of an organization, such as records and information management, mail distribution, and other office support.

26 schools in New Mexico run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,963 people a year. The job pays a median of $104,790 in New Mexico across about jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledAdministrative ManagerAdministrative OfficerBusiness AdministratorAdministrative CoordinatorAdministratorBusiness ManagerService DirectorBusiness Coordinator
Graduates / yr
1,963
in New Mexico
Median pay · New Mexico
$104,790
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
people employed
Schools
26
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
31%
across those schools
Median net price
$20,882
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in New Mexico that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

3 programs in New Mexico that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in New Mexico (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own New Mexico page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
11,615
82.3%
23$43,506$25,000
2337
17.2%
8$44,700$24,000
311
0.6%
1$43,506$25,000

Top 25 schools in New Mexico

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 14 of the 26 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
650Business Administration and Management, General$45,21555%95%
2Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM Public · 2 feeder programs
386Business Administration and Management, General$37,01031%
3New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM Public · 2 feeder programs
211Business Administration and Management, General$35,59955%89%
4New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM Public · 2 feeder programs
119Business/Commerce, General$30,62819%
5Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
115Business Administration and Management, General$40,08545%92%
6New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
92Business Administration and Management, General$39,27126%
7Northern New Mexico College
Espanola, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
82Business Administration and Management, General29%
8Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM Public · 2 feeder programs
67Business Administration and Management, General32%
9San Juan College
Farmington, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
38Business Administration and Management, General37%
10Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
33Business Administration and Management, General$39,83423%
11Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus
Roswell, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
28Business Administration and Management, General32%
12University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus
Gallup, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
22Business Administration and Management, General$25,69820%
13University of the Southwest
Hobbs, NM Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
18Business Administration and Management, General17%$20,882
14New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
16Business Administration and Management, General58%
15Southeast New Mexico College
Carlsbad, NM Public · 2 feeder programs
15Business/Commerce, General$30,62820%
16Clovis Community College
Clovis, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
11Office Management and Supervision34%
17University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus
Los Alamos, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
10Business Administration and Management, General$25,69823%
18Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College
Ruidoso, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
9Business Administration and Management, General29%
19New Mexico State University - Grants
Grants, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
7Business/Commerce, General$30,62826%
20Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Albuquerque, NM Public · 2 feeder programs
7Business/Commerce, General14%
21University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus
Los Lunas, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
7Business Administration and Management, General$25,69821%
22Luna Community College
Las Vegas, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
6Business Administration and Management, General28%
23New Mexico State University - Alamogordo
Alamogordo, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
5Business/Commerce, General$30,62814%
24Mesalands Community College
Tucumcari, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
4Business Administration and Management, General42%
25New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM Public · 1 feeder programs
3Business Administration and Management, General57%44%

All 26 schools in New Mexico

Every school in New Mexico with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in New Mexico that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of New Mexico - Main CampusAlbuquerquePublic6501
Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerquePublic3862
New Mexico State University - Main CampusLas CrucesPublic2112
New Mexico State University - Dona AnaLas CrucesPublic1192
Eastern New Mexico University - Main CampusPortalesPublic1151
New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas VegasPublic921
Northern New Mexico CollegeEspanolaPublic821
Western New Mexico UniversitySilver CityPublic672
San Juan CollegeFarmingtonPublic381
Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta FePublic331
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell CampusRoswellPublic281
University of New Mexico - Gallup CampusGallupPublic221
University of the SouthwestHobbsPrivate not-for-profit181
New Mexico Junior CollegeHobbsPublic161
Southeast New Mexico CollegeCarlsbadPublic152

What administrative services managers earn in New Mexico

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in New Mexico
$104,790
Mean annual
$112,370
Jobs in state
What the range looks like
10th pct$66,120Median$104,79090th pct$173,870
Versus the national median
-8.2%

U.S. median $114,130. New Mexico pays below the national figure.

Metro areas in New Mexico

Santa Fe, NM
$111,260median
Albuquerque, NM
$107,050median
1,020 jobs
Farmington, NM
$105,770median
110 jobs
Las Cruces, NM
$85,240median
160 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+4.6%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
23,200
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
12,600
271,200 → 283,800
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Administrative Services Managers page.

How to become a Administrative Services Manager

Job zone 3 of 5 · SVP 6.0 to < 7.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is required for these occupations. For example, an electrician must have completed three or four years of apprenticeship or several years of vocational training, and often must have passed a licensing exam, in order to perform the job.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in New Mexico

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 7 majors mapped to Administrative Services Managers7 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 01.8202Veterinary Office Management/Administration
  • 51.0711Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist
  • 52.0101Business/Commerce, General
  • 52.0201Business Administration and Management, General
  • 52.0202Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
  • 52.0204Office Management and Supervision
  • 52.0207Customer Service Management

Common questions

Answers for people weighing administrative services managers programs in New Mexico.

What degree do you need to become an Administrative Services Manager?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 1,615 degrees in New Mexico in 2024-25, 82.3% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming an Administrative Services Manager?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Business/Commerce. Together they graduate about 1,963 people a year in New Mexico.

How much do administrative services managers earn in New Mexico?+

The median is $104,790 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 8.2% below the U.S. median of $114,130. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for administrative services managers growing?+

BLS projects a +4.6% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 23,200 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in New Mexico?+

26 institutions in New Mexico reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do administrative services managers work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Administrative Manager, Administrative Officer, Business Administrator, Administrative Coordinator among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-3012.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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