2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics in New Mexico (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,967 and $104,936 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in physics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physics 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 physics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics in New Mexico (With Aid)

#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 Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NMSU Main Campus Physics Report

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Physics Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 21 doctorate’s physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physics Doctor’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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Physics Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physics (With Aid)

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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