2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 81 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in physical sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences programs and 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 physical sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

$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 Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s physical sciences students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. 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.

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#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 Physical Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s physical sciences degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.

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

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Physical Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

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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