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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in New Mexico (With Aid)

2 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master's in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in New Mexico (With Aid)

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 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.

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#2

St. John's College

Santa Fe, New Mexico
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. John’s College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid list. St. John’s College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It awarded 21 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new mexico master’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid list, St. John’s has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. John’s College are $28,612, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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