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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $30-$48k) in New Mexico

2 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master's in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 12,008 people earned their degree in anthropology, making the major the 77th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, anthropology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,661 and had an average of $23,289 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 119 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,200 and $19,809 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in anthropology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great anthropology 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 anthropology 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 Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $30-$48k) in New Mexico

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 9 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #1 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

Read full report on Anthropology at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

UNM also took the #0 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Anthropology Report

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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