2021 Best Affordable Colleges in New Mexico for Students from Japan

When pursuing a degree in today's world, international students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our Best Value Colleges for Japanese Students in New Mexico ranking is part of that endeavor.

We analyzed 2 colleges and universities across New Mexico to determine which were the best for Japanese 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 Japan

See which schools came out on top of our ranking:

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

$25,243 Avg Undergrad Tuition & Fees

4.5% International Students

Our 2021 rankings named University of New Mexico - Main Campus the best affordable school for Japanese students in New Mexico working on their bachelor’s degree. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4,294 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 4.5% are international. Students studying at UNM come from such countries as China, India, and Nepal. International students at UNM can expect to pay, on average, about $25,243 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $20,487 per year.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

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 Japanese students in New Mexico. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 2,425 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of the total number of students at the school, 5.4% are international. Students studying at NMSU Main Campus come from such countries as Kuwait, Mexico, and India. International students at NMSU Main Campus can expect to pay, on average, about $23,767 a year to attend the school. The average tuition and fees for graduate programs is $18,275 per year.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*Avg Tuition and Fees and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top 2 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.