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

Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Schools Ranked
$16,639 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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 Master'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 5 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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120 Total Awards
$18,275 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the best value school in New Mexico for teaching students working on their master’s degree. This fairly large public school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 120 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275 a year.

Online graduate courses are available at NMSU Main Campus, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.

NMSU Main Campus also made our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #2.

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132 Total Awards
$7,110 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s value ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Portales, New Mexico, the small public school awarded 132 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $7,110 a year.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at ENMU - Main Campus. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus also took the #4 spot in our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
177 Total Awards
$20,487 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. This large public school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 177 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNM are $20,487 per year.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNM does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #5 spot in our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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#4

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico
84 Total Awards
$11,154 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s value ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, the small public school awarded 84 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.

New Mexico Highlands University graduate students pay an average of $11,154 in tuition and fees each year.

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

New Mexico Highlands University also took the #3 spot in our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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#5

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico
136 Total Awards
$22,500 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Hobbs, New Mexico, and it awarded 136 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USW are $22,500 a year.

If you are interested in distance education, USW is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, USW is ranked #1 for overall quality in New Mexico.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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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