2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in New Mexico (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computer & Information Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 8th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 237,745 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, computer and information sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $48,979 and had an average of $27,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 743 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,729 and $26,159 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 computer and information sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,967 and $104,936 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in computer and information sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer and information sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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 computer and information sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences in New Mexico (With Aid)

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Computer & Information Sciences Report

#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Computer & Information Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s computer and information sciences degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer & Information Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NMSU Main Campus Computer & Information Sciences Report

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences (With Aid)

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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