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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Learning Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

2 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$18,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Learning Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Learning Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Learning Sciences is the 508th most popular major in the country with 907 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 121 learning sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 learning sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Learning Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in learning sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality learning sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the learning sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Learning Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Learning Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Learning Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Learning Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 21 masters’s learning sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. 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 more about Learning Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Oklahoma. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Learning Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913.

Full University of Central Oklahoma Learning Sciences Report

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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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