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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$1,981 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,047 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in New Mexico to see which programs offered the best value experiences for practical nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico

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

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$1,616 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Clovis Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Clovis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,616 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Clovis Community College take out $10,122 in student loans while working on their degree.

Clovis Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #4.

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#2

San Juan College

Farmington, NM
$1,618 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Juan College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico list. SJC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SJC are $1,618 per year.

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$1,684 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. CNM is a 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. While working on their degree, practical nursing majors at CNM accumulate an average of around $8,250 in student debt.

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$1,968 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Carlsbad is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NMSU Carlsbad are $1,968 a year.

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$1,932 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public school with a small student population.

UNM Gallup undergraduate students pay an average of $1,932 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$2,160 Average Tuition & Fees

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NMSU Dona Ana are $2,160 a year.

NMSU Dona Ana not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico list.

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$1,920 Average Tuition & Fees

New Mexico Junior College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the remote town of Hobbs, New Mexico Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

New Mexico Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,920 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$2,505 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. SFCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.

SFCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,505 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$2,424 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the town of Roswell, ENMU - Roswell Campus is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ENMU - Roswell Campus are $2,424 a year.

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Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, PMI Albuquerque is a private for-profit college 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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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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