by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Mexico” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 202,315 psychology students received their degree, making the major the 8th most popular in the country. In , psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $35,457 and had an average of $33,933 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 972 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,023 and $13,723 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,709 and $37,223 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in psychology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in psychology.
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The psychology 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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Mexico”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Mexico”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Mexico list. This small school is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it awarded 13 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Mexico. This medium-sized school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 15 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the #3 spot on the list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 6 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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 #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Mexico. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 10 masters’s psychology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Mexico list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 17 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, University of the Southwest did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Psychology Major in New Mexico list. Hobbs, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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