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Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$5,926 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,291 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 219 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #20 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 General Education Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Mexico to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education 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.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Education

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the best value school in New Mexico for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

NMSU Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $5,926 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #5 spot in our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $5,351 per year.

ENMU - Main Campus also took the #3 spot in our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,639
Arizona 859
Oklahoma 234

One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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 KOKUYO.

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