2022 Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 723 people earned their degree in astronomy, making the major the 498th most popular in the United States.

Across New Mexico, there were 3 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 astronomy graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,967 and $104,936 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent astronomy 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 astronomy program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy (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

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Astronomical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s astronomical sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read full report on Astronomy at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Astronomy (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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