2022 Best Value Colleges for International Studies (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value International Studies Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

International Studies is the 95th most popular major in the country with 7,874 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, international studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,355 and had an average of $22,904 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 39 international studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $18,891 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent international studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the international studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The international studies 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 International Studies Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value International Studies Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value International Studies Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for International Studies (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$13,242 Average Net Price

$41,938 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value International Studies Schools in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 39 ’s international studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best International Studies Schools in New Mexico” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $13,242 for New Mexico International Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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