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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Geography & Cartography is the 107th most popular major in the country with 8,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, geography and cartography graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,126 and had an average of $23,577 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 71 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $23,403 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geography and cartography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography and cartography 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 geography and cartography program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The geography 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 Geography Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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 Geography Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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