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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$21,501 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,069 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities School for You

In 2020-2021, 21 degrees and certificates were awarded to liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in New Mexico

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a .

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality in Liberal Arts & Humanities

$7,301 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the best value school in New Mexico for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

NMSU Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $7,301 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

St. John's College

Santa Fe, NM
$35,700 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means St. John’s College is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. Located in the rural area of Santa Fe, St. John's is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at St. John’s are $35,700 per year.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 51
Texas 219
Oklahoma 195

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 2,680

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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