2022 Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k

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In 2019-2020, 48,597 people earned their degree in political science and government, making the major the 21st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, political science and government graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,977 and had an average of $22,822 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 178 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,400 and $20,119 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 political science and government graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,967 and $104,936 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great political science and government programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the political science and government 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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Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $48-$75k) 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 1 schools in the Best Value Political Science Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 3 doctorate’s political science degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Political Science & Government Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Political Science & Government at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science & Government (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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