2022 Best Value Colleges for General Economics in New Mexico (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 General Economics Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Economics is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 31,150 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New Mexico, there were 82 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general economics programs that also have a lower cost than 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 general economics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Economics Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Economics Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for General Economics in New Mexico (With Aid)

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$14,446 Average Net Price

$41,938 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 66 ’s general economics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Economics Schools in New Mexico” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for New Mexico General Economics students with aid.

Read full report on General Economics at UNM

#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$8,659 Average Net Price

$34,757 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Economics Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified ’s general economics students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Economics Schools in New Mexico” list. It costs about $8,659 for New Mexico General Economics students with aid per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Full NMSU Main Campus General Economics Report

• Best Value Colleges for General Economics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Colleges for General Economics (With Aid)

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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