2022 Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 21,991 people earned their degree in communication sciences, making the major the 48th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, communication sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,716 and had an average of $35,422 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 181 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,967 and $28,510 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 87 communication sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communication sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communication sciences 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 communication sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico master’s degree communication sciences students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication Sciences in New Mexico

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,855 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 #1 for the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s communication sciences degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Portales, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$7,110 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$61,020 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Communication Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a medium-sized school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 51 masters’s communication sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Communication Sciences 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 Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus are $7,110.

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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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