2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography in New Mexico

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Geography & Cartography is the 107th most popular major in the country with 8,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, geography and cartography graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,126 and had an average of $23,577 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 71 geography and cartography graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $23,403 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 geography and cartography 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” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in geography and cartography. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geography and cartography programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geography and cartography 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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Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geography & Cartography 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 Geography 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. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s geography students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geography & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Geography & Cartography Report

#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geography Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geography degrees to 6 students 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 & Cartography Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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