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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$2,129 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Mexico to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for mental health services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Mental & Social Health Services

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Taos Campus the best value school in New Mexico for mental and social health services students working on their basic certificate. UNM Taos is a small public school located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Taos are $1,872 per year.

UNM Taos not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

NMSU Dona Ana undergraduate students pay an average of $2,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NMSU Dona Ana not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Fe Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. SFCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Santa Fe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SFCC are $2,505 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, SFCC is ranked #5 for overall quality for mental health services in New Mexico.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Central New Mexico Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in New Mexico. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CNM are $1,684 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the remote town of Roswell, ENMU - Roswell Campus is a public school with a small student population.

ENMU - Roswell Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $2,424 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 5 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).

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