2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 102,043 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general biology is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,233 and had an average of $23,964 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 520 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,867 and $14,215 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,967 and $104,936 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general biology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general biology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general biology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k list. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s biology degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$55,547 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Biology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s biology students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Biology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Biology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Biology (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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