2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $48-$75k) in New Mexico

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 “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Political Science is the 14th most popular major in the country with 46,740 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New Mexico, there were 178 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 150 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,108 and $24,162 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in political science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the political science 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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Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $48-$75k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$10,235 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Political Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $10,235 for New Mexico Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Political Science at NMSU Main Campus

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$16,557 Average Net Price

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 Poly Sci Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 110 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Political Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $16,557 for New Mexico Bachelor’s Degree Poly Sci students whose families make $48-$75k.

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• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science (Income $48-$75k)

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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