2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $48-$75k) in New Mexico

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In 2019-2020, 31,150 people earned their degree in general economics, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States.

Across New Mexico, there were 82 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 general economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general economics 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 economics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $48-$75k) 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 Economics Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general economics degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Economics Master’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 more about General Economics 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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Economics Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 10 masters’s general economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Economics 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 UNM are $19,890.

Read more about General Economics at UNM

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Economics (Income $48-$75k)

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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