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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $75-$110k) in New Mexico

2 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master's in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Political Science & Government is the 21st most popular major in the country with 48,597 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, political science and government graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,977 and had an average of $22,822 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 178 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,400 and $20,119 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in political science and government. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent political science and government programs, but they also cost less that 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 political science and government program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico master’s degree political science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $75-$110k) in New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

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 Political Science Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 masters’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Political Science & Government 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

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 Political Science Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s political science degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #0 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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