2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Education for a Master’s
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Ranked Colleges
163
Degrees Awarded
$48,605
Avg Salary
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Education for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 223 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,605 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Education for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Education for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Education for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Education for a Master’s”.
Top 2 Best General Education Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Education for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 67 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking.According to our most recent data, New Mexico State University - Main Campus supports 14,227 students, and 620 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 285 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New Mexico State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/new-mexico-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Education for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 96 masters’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
ENMU - Main Campus also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #2.Among the 5,266 students enrolled at ENMU - Main Campus, 199 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 99 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,131. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. ENMU - Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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