2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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 midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $5,926 per 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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Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the 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 also took the #3 spot in our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in New Mexico. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNM are $7,115 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at New Mexico Highlands University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in New Mexico. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.
New Mexico Highlands University graduate students pay an average of $7,698 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, New Mexico Highlands University is ranked #2 for overall quality for education in New Mexico.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of the Southwest helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value education schools in New Mexico. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USW are $22,500 per year.
USW also took the #4 spot in our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 16,265 |
| Texas | 17,614 |
| Oklahoma | 3,171 |
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Majors Related to Education
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.
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