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Best Value Journalism Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Value Journalism Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$7,604 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,123 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Journalism School for You

With 70 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, journalism is the #55 most popular major in New Mexico.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Journalism Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value programs for journalism students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality in Journalism

$7,906 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Main Campus to be the best value school for journalism students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNM are $7,906 a year. On average, journalism graduates from UNM take out $16,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$7,301 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $7,301 per year. After completing their degree, journalism graduates from NMSU Main Campus carry an average student debtload of $17,250.

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Best Value Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Journalism Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 888
Arizona 362
Oklahoma 438

Journalism is one of 5 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies 66,787
Public Relations & Advertising 21,099
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 17,669
Communication & Journalism (Other) 1,128
Publishing 336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Jfurrer.

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