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2023 Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico

11 Colleges
$25,047 Avg Salary
$10,411 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

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

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in New Mexico to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

Our analysis found Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque to be the best school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, PMI Albuquerque is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Practical Nursing majors at PMI Albuquerque take out an average of $8,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at Clovis Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New Mexico. Located in the town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from Clovis Community College take out $10,122 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Carlsbad. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New Mexico. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public college with a small student population.

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Santa Fe Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico ranking. SFCC is a small public school located in the suburb of Santa Fe.

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#7

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

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Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #8 on the list. CNM is a large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at CNM accumulate an average of around $8,250 in student debt.

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Brookline College - Albuquerque did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #9 on the list. Brookline College - Albuquerque is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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New Mexico Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Hobbs, New Mexico Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 97
Arizona 57
Oklahoma 57

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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