2021 Best Affordable Colleges in New Mexico for Students from Ghana

With all of the options international students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we're committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our Best Value Colleges for Ghanaian Students in New Mexico ranking.

We analyzed 3 colleges and universities across New Mexico to determine which were the best for Ghanaian students in New Mexico. Our ranking is based on several objective factors, including the school's overall value and the total number of international students at the school. We steer clear of subjective measures since they don't give a clear picture when determining how one school compares to another.

Learn more about our ranking methodology.

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Top Value Colleges in New Mexico for Students from Ghana

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM

$24,254 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

4.7% International Students

Our 2021 rankings named New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology the best affordable school for Ghanaian students in New Mexico working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in Socorro, New Mexico, the small public school awarded 225 diplomas to qualified bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 4.7% of the total student population at the school is international. The top three countries sending students to study at New Mexico Tech are China, India, and Nepal. International students at New Mexico Tech can expect to pay, on average, about $24,254 a year to attend the school. Graduate students pay around $25,665 a year in average tuition and fees.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

$23,767 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

5.4% International Students

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools for Ghanaian students in New Mexico. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 2,425 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

International students make up 5.4% of the total student body at the school. Students from as far away as Kuwait, Mexico, and India come to NMSU Main Campus to study. Yearly tuition and fees (out-of-state) for undergraduates at NMSU Main Campus runs, on average, about $23,767. Graduate students pay around $18,275 a year in average tuition and fees.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

$25,243 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

4.5% International Students

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 in this year’s ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 4,294 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.5% are international. Students from as far away as China, India, and Nepal come to UNM to study. Out-of-state tuition and fees for undergraduates at UNM is about $25,243 a year, on average. Graduate students pay around $20,487 a year in average tuition and fees.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 3 schools only.

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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.