2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, 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 Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Agriculture is the 148th most popular major in the country with 3,332 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general agriculture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,257 and had an average of $20,441 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 34 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 general agriculture graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,108 and $24,162 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general agriculture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general agriculture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general agriculture program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The agriculture school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$6,896 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 20 bachelors’s agriculture degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new mexico bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $6,896 for New Mexico Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus General Agriculture Report

#2

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Portales, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$8,115 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Agriculture Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s agriculture degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ENMU - Main Campus, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. It costs about $8,115 for new mexico bachelor’s degree agriculture students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ENMU - Main Campus.

Full Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus General Agriculture Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Agriculture (Income $0-$30k)

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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