2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 205,726 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 815 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,350 and $19,423 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences 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 social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

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

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

Read full report on Social Sciences at NMSU Main Campus

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

UNM also made our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Social Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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