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

2 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master's in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 46,740 people earned their degree in political science, making the major the 14th most popular in the United States.

Across New Mexico, there were 178 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in political science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality political science 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 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 Master’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 Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k.

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

#1 in overall quality

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 Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 2 masters’s poly sci degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Political Science Report

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Poly Sci Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s poly sci degrees to qualified students.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Political Science Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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