2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) 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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 559,661 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 8,011 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,995 and $14,630 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts general studies 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 liberal arts general studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The liberal arts school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 1 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #0 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Liberal Arts General Studies Report

#2

St. John's College

Santa Fe, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$28,612 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St. John’s College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k. St. John’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It awarded 21 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

St. John’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. John’s are $28,612, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full St. John’s Liberal Arts General Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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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