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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
782 Degrees Awarded
$18,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 310,601 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,887 and had an average of $30,244 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 2,222 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,459 and $22,862 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 782 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 $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Education (Income $30-$48k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Highlands University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 125 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New Mexico Highlands University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,646.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern New Mexico 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 $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 138 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ENMU - Main Campus, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. 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 Education Report

#2 in overall quality

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 #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 139 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

Read more about Education at NMSU Main Campus

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Socorro, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology are $25,602.

Read more about Education at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

#5

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, and it awarded 114 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

USW also made our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Southwest are $22,500.

Full USW Education Report

#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#1 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 197 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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