2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in New Mexico (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Geological & Earth Sciences is the 84th most popular major in the country with 8,918 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, geological and earth sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,533 and had an average of $23,531 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 89 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geological and earth sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geological and earth sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 geological and earth sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico master’s degree geology students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in New Mexico (With Aid)

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid 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 located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s geology degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geology degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #1. 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.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Geological & Earth Sciences Report

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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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