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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

5 Ranked Colleges
184 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master's in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 12,388 people earned their degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services, making the major the 70th most popular in the United States.

Across New Mexico, there were 188 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 184 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent counselor education/school counseling and guidance services 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 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico master’s degree counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the #1 spot on the list. New Mexico Highlands University is a public institution located in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 65 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Highlands University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,646.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 8 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k list. ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 3 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus also took the #0 spot in our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus are $7,110, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 19 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. 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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#5

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #5 spot on the list. USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 81 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.

USW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of the Southwest are $22,500, 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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