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2023 Best Value Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$6,521 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,536 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Administration & Social Service Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public administration and social service was ranked 5th in New Mexico. In fact, 331 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Value Public & Social Service Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for public administration and social service students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico

Check out the public administration and social service master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Public & Social Service

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the best value school in New Mexico for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

NMSU Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $5,926 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, NMSU Main Campus is ranked #5 for overall quality for public administration and social service in New Mexico.

Full Public Administration & Social Service at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great value for public administration and social service students working on their master’s degree. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNM are $7,115 per year.

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Best Value Public Administration & Social Service Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,198
Texas 3,265
Oklahoma 292

Public Administration & Social Service Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Social Work 33,631
Public Administration 13,571
Public Policy 3,737
Human Services 1,277
Community Organization & Advocacy 741
Other Public Administration 295

Related Major Annual Graduates
Legal Professions 45,189
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 13,045
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10,452
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 1,613

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 University of the Fraser Valley.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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