2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in New Mexico

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Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 815 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,350 and $19,423 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,967 and $104,936 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in New Mexico

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 26 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

Read more about Social Sciences at UNM

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 4 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Sciences at NMSU Main Campus

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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%.

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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