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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in New Mexico

2 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Geological & Earth Sciences is the 84th most popular major in the country with 8,918 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, geological and earth sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,533 and had an average of $23,531 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 89 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,967 and $104,936 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in geological and earth sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geological and earth sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geological and earth sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico doctor’s degree geology students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

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 Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 3 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’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 Geological & Earth Sciences Report

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’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 UNM are $19,890.

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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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