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2027 Best Value Educational Assessment Schools in New Mexico

[Educational Assessment](/majors/education/educational-assessment/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for educational assessment students.

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• Best Value Educational Assessment Schools in New Mexico

2027 Best Value Educational Assessment Schools in New Mexico

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the educational assessment degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Educational Assessment Schools

1

University Of New Mexico Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

$10,140 In-State Tuition & Fees

$19,738 Avg Student Debt

$44,792 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in educational assessment, no school beat University Of New Mexico Main Campus this year. Set in the city of Albuquerque, University Of New Mexico Main Campus is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $10,140 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $33,060. Educational Assessment graduates carry a median of $19,738 in student loans. Soon after graduation, educational assessment degree recipients from University Of New Mexico Main Campus generally make around $68,353. Set against $19,738 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 95% of applicants are accepted.

2

University Of The Southwest
Hobbs, NM

$16,670 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,162 Avg Student Debt

$45,389 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in educational assessment will find it at University Of The Southwest, which ranked #2. Set in the town of Hobbs, University Of The Southwest is a small private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $16,670 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for educational assessment graduates is $26,162. Educational Assessment graduates of University Of The Southwest earn a median of $45,907 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $26,162 median debt.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.