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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $75-$110k) in New Mexico

2 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geography Schools for a Master's in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Geography Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Geography is the 144th most popular major in the country with 5,476 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New Mexico, there were 45 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geography. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geography programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geography program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The geography 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 Geography Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography (Income $75-$110k) in New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

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 Geography Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 6 masters’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geography 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 Geography at NMSU Main Campus

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#1 in overall quality

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 Geography Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geography Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. 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 Geography at UNM

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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