2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in New Mexico

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 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services is the 70th most popular major in the country with 12,388 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality counselor education/school counseling and guidance services programs that also have a lower cost than 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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$11,646 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the #1 spot on the list. New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 65 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,646, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New Mexico Highlands University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#4 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

Read more about Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at NMSU Main Campus

#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s counselor education/school counseling and guidance services degrees to qualified students.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

#4

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$22,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico 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 USW are $22,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USW Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Report

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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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