2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Public Health is the 27th most popular major in the country with 38,020 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 213 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,800 and $21,817 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in public health. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public health 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 public health 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,107 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$53,358 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 34 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Public Health at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health (Income $0-$30k)

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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