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2023 Best Value Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Schools Ranked
$17,278 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,848 Avg Student Debt*

It's not easy to decide which teaching 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 or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for teaching 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top Value Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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57 Total Awards
$8,568 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus the best value school in New Mexico for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 57 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,568 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,944 in student loans.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at ENMU - Main Campus. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.

ENMU - Main Campus not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

Full Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report

74 Total Awards
$23,767 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 74 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $23,767 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,972 in student loans.

NMSU Main Campus does offer online classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 55% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

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#3

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico
114 Total Awards
$11,532 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, the small public school awarded 114 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,532 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $21,905 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at New Mexico Highlands University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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 #4 for overall quality in New Mexico.

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#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
270 Total Awards
$25,243 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in New Mexico. This large public school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 270 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UNM are $25,243 a year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $22,079 in student loans.

You may have the opportunity to take online classes at UNM. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 56% took at least some of their classes online.

UNM also took the #3 spot in our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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