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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$7,604 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,125 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government School for You

With 12 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, political science and government is the #62 most popular major in New Mexico.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Mexico to see which programs offered the best value experiences for political science 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.

2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in New Mexico

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for political science majors pursuing a .

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality in Political Science & Government

$7,906 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Main Campus to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNM are $7,906 a year.

UNM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Political Science & Government Schools in New Mexico list.

Full Political Science & Government at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

$7,301 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NMSU Main Campus are $7,301 a year.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 143
Arizona 18
Oklahoma 11

Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446

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 UKWiki at English Wikipedia.

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