2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies in New Mexico

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 91,804 biology studies students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country.

Across New Mexico, there were 515 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 42 biology studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in biology studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent biology studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the biology studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The biological sciences 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 Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico”.

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Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biology Studies in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 9 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

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#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Biological Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 8 masters’s biological sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #2 spot in our “Best Biology Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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