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Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$6,913 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 1,831 degrees and certificates from a New Mexico school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Education

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Mexico. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NMSU Main Campus are $5,926 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NMSU Main Campus is ranked #5 for overall quality for education in New Mexico.

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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 education students working on their master’s degree. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

ENMU - Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $5,351 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ENMU - Main Campus not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

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Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

UNM graduate students pay an average of $7,115 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at New Mexico Highlands University are $7,698 a year.

New Mexico Highlands University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of the Southwest. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

USW graduate students pay an average of $22,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USW also took the #4 spot in our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 16,265
Texas 17,614
Oklahoma 3,171

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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