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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$1,872 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,621 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree School for You

With 67 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, health and medical administrative services is the #12 most popular major in New Mexico.

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. 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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for health and medical administrative 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 Health & Medical Administrative Services Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health and medical administrative services majors pursuing a associate degree.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Health/Medical Admin Services

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the best value school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Mexico. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

CNM undergraduate students pay an average of $1,684 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, health and medical administrative services graduates from CNM take out $13,300 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

The excellent associate degree programs at San Juan College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health and medical administrative services schools in New Mexico. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

SJC undergraduate students pay an average of $1,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SJC also made our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #2.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at San Juan College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Carlsbad is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Carlsbad are $1,968 per year. Health & Medical Administrative Services majors at NMSU Carlsbad take out an average of $26,958 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NMSU Carlsbad is ranked #3 for overall quality for health and medical administrative services in New Mexico.

Full Health & Medical Administrative Services at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNM Gallup are $1,932 a year.

UNM Gallup also made our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #5.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Dona Ana are $2,160 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, health and medical administrative services graduates from NMSU Dona Ana carry an average student debtload of $26,958.

NMSU Dona Ana also took the #4 spot in our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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Brookline College - Albuquerque did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health and medical administrative services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Brookline College - Albuquerque is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,598
Arizona 3,817
Oklahoma 454

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

Health & Medical Administrative Services Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Health Care Management 31,436
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 10,149
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 9,664
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 8,186
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 8,049
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 4,894
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 4,391
Medical Office Management/Administration 3,564
Health Information Management 3,317
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 2,245
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist 1,180
Medical Reception/Receptionist 781
Long Term Care Administration/Management 353
Clinical Research Coordinator 344
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant 224
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 198
Healthcare Innovation 183
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk 94
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician 26
Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor 22
Health/Medical Claims Examiner 15
Disease Registry Data Management 8
Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security 7

Majors Similar to Health & Medical Administrative Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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