2022 Best Value Public Admin Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Public Admin Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 17,269 people earned their degree in public administration, making the major the 47th most popular in the United States.

Across New Mexico, there were 65 public administration graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Public Admin Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent public administration 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 public administration program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Admin Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public Admin Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Public Administration in New Mexico (With Aid)

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$8,659 Average Net Price

$34,757 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Public Admin Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s public admin degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Public Administration Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $8,659 for New Mexico Public Admin students with aid per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Read full report on Public Administration at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$14,446 Average Net Price

$41,938 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 Public Admin Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Public Administration Schools in New Mexico” list. It costs about $14,446 for New Mexico Public Admin students with aid per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Public Administration Report

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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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