2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $30-$48k) in New Mexico

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Physics is the 67th most popular major in the country with 14,123 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,475 and had an average of $22,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 81 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physics 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 physics 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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Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $30-$48k) in New Mexico

#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 Physics Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #0 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

Read more about Physics at NMSU 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 Physics Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 19 masters’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physics (Income $30-$48k)

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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