2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in New Mexico

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 56,273 people earned their degree in family, consumer and human sciences, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,430 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 474 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,600 and $20,775 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 108 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,108 and $24,162 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in family, consumer and human sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family, consumer and human sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the family, consumer and human sciences 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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico bachelor’s degree family, consumer & human sciences students.

Top 3 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences in New Mexico

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$14,446 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 57 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. It costs about $14,446 for New Mexico Bachelor’s Degree Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

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#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$8,659 Average Net Price

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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico. 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 49 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. It costs about $8,659 for New Mexico Bachelor’s Degree Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

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#3

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Portales, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$9,516 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a medium-sized school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 2 bachelors’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ENMU - Main Campus, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. It costs about $9,516 for New Mexico Bachelor’s Degree Family, Consumer & Human Sciences students per year to attend ENMU - Main Campus.

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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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