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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$6,812 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,549 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, mental and social health services students earned 306 degrees and certificates from a New Mexico school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

There are so many healthcare programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico

Check out the mental health services 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 Mental & Social Health Services

Our analysis found New Mexico Highlands University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Mexico. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public college with a small student population.

New Mexico Highlands University graduate students pay an average of $7,698 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

New Mexico Highlands University also took the #2 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at New Mexico Highlands University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in New Mexico. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

NMSU Main Campus graduate students pay an average of $5,926 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #5 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of the Southwest helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in New Mexico. USW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hobbs.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at USW are $22,500 a year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,284
Arizona 2,080
Oklahoma 45

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 7,609
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 5,433
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 4,069
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 3,405
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 2,779
Clinical/Medical Social Work 2,534
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 2,526
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 328
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 288
Trauma Counseling 56
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 13
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 12

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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