2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 259 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,100 and $38,285 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 184 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $75-$110k) in New Mexico

#1

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Portales, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$7,110 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,846 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 112 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

ENMU - Main Campus also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ENMU - Main Campus are $7,110.

Full Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus General Education Report

#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 72 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $75-$110k)

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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