2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

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General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 133,583 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across the Southwest region, there were 49,602 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general studies 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 general studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value General Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value General Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree general studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 1 masters’s general studies degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on General Studies at NMSU Main Campus

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Studies (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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