2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Physics is the 57th most popular major in the country with 13,287 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New Mexico, there were 68 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general physics graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general physics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general physics programs and 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 general physics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Physics (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s 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 4 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Physics 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.

Full NMSU Main Campus General Physics Report

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Physics Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 11 masters’s general physics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Physics Master’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.

Full UNM General Physics Report

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