2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in New Mexico

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General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 930 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,000 and $17,180 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico master’s degree psychology students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in New Mexico

#1

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 Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 6 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. 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.

Read more about General Psychology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#2

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$11,646 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 8 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Highlands University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,646, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Psychology at New Mexico Highlands University

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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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