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2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Trade School Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Mexico to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for trade school students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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Top Value Trade Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico
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Our 2023 rankings named Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus the best value school in New Mexico for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 729 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
ENMU - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $8,718 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $18,582 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that ENMU - Main Campus does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 78% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
ENMU - Main Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school situated in Silver City, New Mexico. It awarded 266 bachelor’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western New Mexico University are $14,287 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $24,017 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Western New Mexico University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.
Western New Mexico University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico list.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade school schools in New Mexico. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2,443 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
NMSU Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $24,667 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $21,441 in loans while pursuing their degree.
NMSU Main Campus does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2020-2021 year, about 79% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
NMSU Main Campus also made our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico Highlands University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 409 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,988 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $14,788 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at New Mexico Highlands University. In fact, around 89% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.
New Mexico Highlands University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3,601 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UNM are $26,412 a year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $20,067 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNM does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2020-2021 year, about 58% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
UNM also made our Best Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #4.
With a ranking of #6, University of the Southwest did quite well on this year’s best value schools for trade school students working on their bachelor’s degree. Hobbs, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 81 students in 2021-2022.
USW undergraduate students pay an average of $17,200 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $22,851 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, USW is an excellent choice, since the school is online.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 6 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.