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Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$6,913 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Student Counseling Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 176 degrees and certificates were awarded to student counseling students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Student Counseling Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Mexico to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for student counseling 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 Student Counseling

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for student counseling 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.

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

NMSU Main Campus also made our Best Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #5.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value student counseling schools in New Mexico. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ENMU - Main Campus are $5,351 a year.

ENMU - Main Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Student Counseling 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, New Mexico Highlands University landed the # 3 spot on the 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Student Counseling 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 # 4 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 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 Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

USW graduate students pay an average of $22,500 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, USW is ranked #4 for overall quality for student counseling in New Mexico.

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Best Value Student Counseling Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 836
Arizona 211
Oklahoma 214

One of 14 majors within the area of study, student counseling has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Student Counseling

Related 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

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).
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