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2022 Best Value Education Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
259 Degrees Awarded
$7,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Education Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Education Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 259 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,100 and $38,285 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Education Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for General Education in New Mexico (With Aid)

#1

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the #1 spot on the list. San Juan College is a medium-sized public school situated in Farmington, New Mexico. It awarded 14 ’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new mexico education students with aid list, SJC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Schools in New Mexico” ranking. It costs about $6,115 for new mexico education students with aid per year to attend San Juan College.

Read more about General Education at SJC

#2

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Fe Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified ’s education students in 2019-2020.

SFCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Schools in New Mexico” list. The estimated yearly cost for Santa Fe Community College is $7,020 for new mexico education students with aid.

Full SFCC General Education Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 13 ’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new mexico education students with aid list, NMSU Dona Ana has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Education Schools in New Mexico” ranking. It costs about $5,539 for New Mexico Education students with aid per year to attend NMSU Dona Ana.

Full NMSU Dona Ana General Education Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Grants landed the #4 spot on the list. NMSU Grants is a small school located in Grants, New Mexico that handed out 3 ’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Grants did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Education Schools in New Mexico” list. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Grants is $5,388 for new mexico education students with aid.

Full New Mexico State University - Grants General Education Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education degrees to 112 students in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Education Schools in New Mexico” list. It costs about $9,516 for New Mexico Education students with aid per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

Full Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus General Education Report

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 72 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best General Education Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $8,659 for New Mexico Education students with aid per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

Read full report on General Education at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Gallup, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 ’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new mexico education students with aid list, UNM Gallup has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Education Schools in New Mexico” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNM Gallup is $6,622 for New Mexico Education students with aid.

Read more about General Education at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus

University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid ranking. Los Lunas, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UNM Valencia also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Education Schools in New Mexico” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNM Valencia is $8,151 for new mexico education students with aid.

Read more about General Education at UNM Valencia

#9

University of New Mexico - Taos Campus

Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Taos Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid ranking. UNM Taos is located in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 ’s education degrees to qualified students.

UNM Taos also took the #9 spot in our “Best General Education Schools in New Mexico” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNM Taos is $8,786 for New Mexico Education students with aid.

Read full report on General Education at University of New Mexico - Taos Campus

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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