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Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
With all the business programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Business Degree Central has created its <nil> ranking.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Business Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico
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Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the best value school for business students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Mexico. CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 301 associate degrees to qualified students.
CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,540 in tuition and fees each year. On average, associate degree students take out $13,658 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at CNM. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CNM is ranked #1 for overall quality in New Mexico.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Juan College is a great place for business students working on their associate degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Farmington, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.
SJC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,546 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $15,157 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
SJC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Carlsbad is a great place for business students working on their associate degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. NMSU Carlsbad is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 associate degrees to qualified students.
NMSU Carlsbad undergraduate students pay an average of $4,008 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,036 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at NMSU Carlsbad. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NMSU Carlsbad is ranked #5 for overall quality in New Mexico.
The excellent associate degree programs at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value business schools in New Mexico. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the medium-sized public school awarded 110 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NMSU Dona Ana are $5,664 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $16,687 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at NMSU Dona Ana. In fact, around 86% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
NMSU Dona Ana also made our list, coming in at #4.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Santa Fe Community College is a great place for business students working on their associate degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. SFCC is a small public school situated in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It awarded 28 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFCC are $4,995 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $18,693 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at SFCC. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SFCC is ranked #2 for overall quality in New Mexico.
University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus landed the #6 spot in the rankings for the best value associate degree business programs. University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is a small public school located in Gallup, New Mexico that handed out 15 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UNM Gallup are $4,708 a year. On average, associate degree students take out $15,819 in loans while pursuing their degree.
UNM Gallup 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. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 64% took at least some of their classes online.
University of New Mexico - Taos Campus landed the #7 spot in the rankings for the best value associate degree business programs. Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UNM Taos are $4,752 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $15,819 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
UNM Taos does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 61% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #8, New Mexico State University - Alamogordo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for business students working on their associate degree. This very small public school is located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, and it awarded 8 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NMSU Alamogordo are $5,376 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $13,714 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at NMSU Alamogordo. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
NMSU Alamogordo also made our list, coming in at #3.
University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus landed the #9 spot in the rankings for the best value associate degree business programs. UNM Los Alamos is located in Los Alamos, New Mexico and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associate degrees to qualified students.
UNM Los Alamos undergraduate students pay an average of $5,568 in tuition and fees each year. On average, associate degree students take out $15,074 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNM Los Alamos does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get an associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus is a small public school located in Los Lunas, New Mexico that handed out 4 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Valencia are $5,130 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $15,819 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UNM Valencia. During the 2019-2020 year, about 76% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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New Mexico State University - Grants ranked #11 on this year’s list. NMSU Grants is a public institution located in Grants, New Mexico. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 1 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NMSU Grants are $4,104 a year. On average, associate degree students take out $13,956 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that NMSU Grants does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 91% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Western New Mexico University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get an associate degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in Silver City, New Mexico that handed out 16 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western New Mexico University are $13,540 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $21,180 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at Western New Mexico University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for business students to get an associate degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the fairly large public school handed out 3 associate degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $23,767 per year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,687 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that NMSU Main Campus does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 55% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 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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