2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across New Mexico, there were 930 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$11,646 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Highlands University also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,646.

Full New Mexico Highlands University General Psychology Report

#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 1 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’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 New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

Read full report on General Psychology at NMSU Main Campus

#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 6 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 General Psychology 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.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k)

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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