2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 150 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,500 and $20,536 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history 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 history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 13 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #1 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 3 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (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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