2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in New Mexico

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.

Across New Mexico, there were 259 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 184 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 72 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Portales, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$7,110 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 112 masters’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ENMU - Main Campus are $7,110, 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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