2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography in New Mexico

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 5,476 people earned their degree in geography, making the major the 144th most popular in the United States.

Across New Mexico, there were 45 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 geography graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,108 and $24,162 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geography. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geography programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico

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

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geography in New Mexico

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$14,446 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’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. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 23 bachelors’s geography degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for new mexico bachelor’s degree geography students.

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#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$8,659 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geography Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geography students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Geography Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. It costs about $8,659 for new mexico bachelor’s degree geography students per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

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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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