2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in New Mexico

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 Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geological and earth sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geological and earth sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 geological and earth sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico master’s degree geology students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 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 Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 7 masters’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #0. 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.

Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 #2 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s geology students in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNM Geological & Earth Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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