2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in New Mexico

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Physical Sciences is the 18th most popular major in the country with 52,879 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 331 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,800 and $11,494 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,967 and $104,936 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality physical sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k.

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

#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 Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NMSU Main Campus Physical Sciences Report

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 30 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at UNM

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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