2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

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Computer Information Systems is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 81,384 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,664 and had an average of $26,071 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 385 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,633 and $26,343 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 120 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,995 and $14,826 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer information systems. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer information systems programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer information systems program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$2,604 Average Net Price

$31,585 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 78 associates’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. It costs about $2,604 for New Mexico Associate Degree CIS students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.

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#2

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$6,464 Average Net Price

$38,289 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Fe Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified associates’s CIS students in 2019-2020.

SFCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Computer Information Systems Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. It costs about $6,464 for new mexico associate degree cis students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SFCC.

Read full report on Computer Information Systems at Santa Fe Community College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems (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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