2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Learning Sciences in the Southwest Region

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 Learning Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Learning Sciences is the 508th most popular major in the country with 907 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 121 learning sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 learning sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

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

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the learning sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Learning Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Learning Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Learning Sciences in the Southwest Region

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 #1 for the Best Value Learning Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.

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#2

University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond, Oklahoma

#2 in overall quality

$17,913 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Oklahoma. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Learning Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Learning Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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