2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences is the 21st most popular major in the country with 56,273 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, family, consumer and human sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,430 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 474 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,600 and $20,775 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 family, consumer and human sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family, consumer and human sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great family, consumer and human sciences 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 family, consumer and human sciences 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 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 family, consumer & human sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 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 #1 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 16 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #1 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NMSU Main Campus Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Report

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s family, consumer and human sciences degrees to qualified students.

UNM also took the #0 spot in our “Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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