2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in New Mexico

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology is the 37th most popular major in the country with 31,746 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $45,872 and had an average of $65,193 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 70 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,300 and $28,681 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 clinical, counseling and applied psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,967 and $104,936 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in clinical, counseling and applied psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality clinical, counseling and applied psychology 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 clinical, counseling and applied psychology 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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Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology (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

$45,808 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate 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. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s clinical psychology students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Clinical Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s clinical psychology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. 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 Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology (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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