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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$1,916 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,841 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate 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 Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Mexico to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

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

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants

Our 2023 rankings named Clovis Community College the best value school in New Mexico for practical nursing and nursing assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clovis Community College are $1,616 per year. On average, practical nursing graduates from Clovis Community College take out $13,102 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Clovis Community College also made our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #3.

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Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public college with a small student population.

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

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NMSU Carlsbad is ranked #5 for overall quality for practical nursing in New Mexico.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value 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.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Dona Ana are $2,160 per year.

NMSU Dona Ana also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, PMI Albuquerque is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from PMI Albuquerque take out $11,282 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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