2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k

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Public Administration & Social Service is the 14th most popular major in the country with 97,666 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public administration and social service graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,142 and had an average of $32,304 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 504 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,320 and $30,803 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 77 public administration and social service graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,995 and $14,826 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in public administration and social service. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public administration and social service programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the public administration and social service 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 Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico associate degree public administration & social service students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $48-$75k) in New Mexico

#1

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$7,996 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k list. SJC is a public institution located in Farmington, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SJC also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend San Juan College is $7,996 for New Mexico Associate Degree Public Administration & Social Service students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$15,278 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Silver City, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s public administration and social service students in 2019-2020.

Western New Mexico University also made our “Best Public Administration & Social Service Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $15,278 for new mexico associate degree public administration & social service students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Western New Mexico University.

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• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Public Administration & Social Service (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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