2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in New Mexico

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 52,879 people earned their degree in physical sciences, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $38,122 and had an average of $22,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 331 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,800 and $11,494 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 44 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,967 and $104,936 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great physical sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the physical sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The physical sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico”.

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Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Physical Sciences in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. 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 Physical Sciences Report

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Physical Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 doctorate’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.

UNM also made our “Best Physical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNM Physical Sciences Report

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA.

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