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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 134,326 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, general psychology is the 4th most popular major in the United States.

Across New Mexico, there were 930 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,967 and $104,936 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology 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 psychology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The psychology 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 Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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

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

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

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$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 Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s psychology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Psychology 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.

Read full report on General Psychology 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 Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at UNM

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