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2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$5,171 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,577 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 129 degrees and certificates were awarded to communication and media studies students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #33 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Mexico to see which programs offered the best value experiences for communications students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in New Mexico

Check out the communications programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality in Communication & Media Studies

$1,684 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the best value school for communication and media studies students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.

CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $1,684 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that communications majors at CNM take out is $6,430.

CNM also took the #5 spot in our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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$7,301 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $7,301 per year.

Full Communication & Media Studies at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

$6,528 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great value for communication and media studies students. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ENMU - Main Campus are $6,528 a year.

ENMU - Main Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in New Mexico list.

Read full report on Communication & Media Studies at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 4,091
Arizona 2,246
Oklahoma 325

One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Journalism 13,552
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.

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