2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Education in New Mexico
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30,057Bachelor's Degrees
$21,687Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Education School for You
Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Mexico. With 30,057 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 0.6% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Education in New Mexico ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a bachelor's in education. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. We are more focused on education schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
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2024 Best Value Education Schools in New Mexico
The following schools top our list of the Best Education Colleges for the Money.
Best Value Education Schools for a Bachelor's in New Mexico
The #1 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Education Schools in New Mexico ranking.
The average student at UNM graduates in less than 4.6 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $30,806. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the UNM is $140,167. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Our rankings recognize New Mexico Highlands University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population. New Mexico Highlands University not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #4 on our Best Education Schools in New Mexico list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at New Mexico Highlands University is 4.6 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $16,667. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the New Mexico Highlands University is $76,668. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. ENMU - Main Campus also made our Best Education Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #6.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at ENMU - Main Campus is 4.4 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $14,898. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from ENMU - Main Campus is $65,700. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New Mexico State University - Main Campus. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces. As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Education Schools in New Mexico ranking.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at NMSU Main Campus is 4.7 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $24,378. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from NMSU Main Campus is $114,089. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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 the rest 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).
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Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Mexico. With 30,057 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state. This means that 0.6% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
