2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Corrections (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 Corrections Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 3,984 people earned their degree in corrections, making the major the 419th most popular in the United States.

Across New Mexico, there were 137 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent corrections programs, but they also 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 corrections program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The corrections school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Corrections (Income $30-$48k) in New Mexico

#1

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Corrections Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hobbs, New Mexico, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s corrections students in 2019-2020.

USW also made our “Best Corrections Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Southwest are $22,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Corrections at University of the Southwest

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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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