I am planning to pursue my MA & PhD at New Mexico State University. Considering that I am an overseas student with very limited knowledge of US University rating and accreditation, I am wondering whether those of you with sound and informed knowledge of US University rating and accreditation could advise whether or not this is a right move in the right direction. My field is Education, and I've taught for close to 8 years, full time. I now hope to move from High School sector to full time teaching at College/University level (possibly in USA or Canada) upon the successful completion of my PhD. I'm simply curious to know how well/badly rated this university is, and its accreditation status both in terms of its provision of university education, and in respect of its status in the field of Educational Studies. Your insights would greatly help me to decide. Thanks.
New Mexico State University www.nmsu.edu is regionally accredited by the North Central Association www.ncahlc.org and professionally accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education www.ncate.org. For prestige rankings, you want www.usnews.com/education.
I have no knowledge of NMSU but I would not hesitate to take a degree program there as long as it met my needs. Thanks for pointing out that NMSU has a distant learning Ph.D. and other programs (the Ph.D. program requires periodic on campus residences): http://vrc.nmsu.edu/distance/degrees/index.cfm
It's perfectly fine, but it's not a tier one school: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/grad/edu/search If your goal is a full-time faculty position in North America, you should know that there's a glut of PhD holders in the academic labor market, particularly those who studied Education. As such, competition for full-time faculty positions is fierce. Frankly, I wouldn't get your hopes up that this will happen, especially with a doctorate from anything less than a first tier school. -=Steve=-