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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

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$23,854 Avg Salary
$11,167 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health and medical assisting services was ranked 7th in New Mexico. In fact, 177 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque the most popular school in New Mexico for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Albuquerque, PMI Albuquerque is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 10% are male.

The average amount in student loans that medical assisting majors at PMI Albuquerque take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,865. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $51, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Carrington College, Albuquerque is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Albuquerque, Carrington College, Albuquerque is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 85 students majoring in medical assisting at Carrington College, Albuquerque, 4% are male and 96% are female.

On average, medical assisting graduates from Carrington College, Albuquerque take out $10,083 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $68.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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#5

Luna Community College

Las Vegas, NM

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Luna Community College is a great place for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Luna Community College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Las Vegas.

About 95% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the remote town of Roswell, ENMU - Roswell Campus is a public school with a small student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in medical assisting at the school are women while 14% are male.

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Santa Fe Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. SFCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate allied health and medical assisting services programs. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the rural area of Los Lunas, UNM Valencia is a public college with a small student population.

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#10

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

With a ranking of #10, San Juan College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health and medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. SJC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,416
Arizona 373
Oklahoma 289

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, allied health and medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Assisting Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 56,466
Physical Therapy Assistant 7,420
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,393
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,848
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 3,493
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,031
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 709
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 365
Anesthesiologist Assistant 327
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 189
Radiologist Assistant 109
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 97
Lactation Consultant 45

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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