2023 Best Value Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools and bootcamps that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Best Value Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in New Mexico to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for healthcare 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.
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Top Value Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico
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Our analysis found San Juan College to be the best value school for healthcare students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Mexico. Located in Farmington, New Mexico, the medium-sized public school handed out 182 associate degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SJC are $4,546 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $15,157 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
SJC does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 84% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
SJC also took the #2 spot in our Best Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.
The excellent associate degree programs at Clovis Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in New Mexico. Clovis, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Clovis Community College are $2,984 a year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,448 in student loans.
Clovis Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 63% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent associate degree programs at Central New Mexico Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in New Mexico. CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 720 associate degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNM are $7,540 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $13,658 in loans while pursuing their degree.
CNM does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 90% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Taos Campus is a great place for healthcare students working on their associate degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, the small public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.
UNM Taos undergraduate students pay an average of $4,752 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,819 in student loans.
UNM Taos does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 61% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 13 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s value ranking, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad landed the # 5 spot on the list. This small public school is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, and it awarded 30 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
NMSU Carlsbad undergraduate students pay an average of $4,008 in tuition and fees each year. On average, associate degree students take out $16,036 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at NMSU Carlsbad. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
NMSU Carlsbad did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list.
University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. UNM Gallup is located in Gallup, New Mexico and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 associate degrees to qualified students.
UNM Gallup undergraduate students pay an average of $4,708 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,819 in student loans.
UNM Gallup does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 64% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UNM Gallup not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list.
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With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their associate degree. University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus is a small public school located in Los Lunas, New Mexico that handed out 8 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UNM Valencia are $5,130 a year. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,819 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at UNM Valencia. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 76% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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New Mexico Junior College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Hobbs, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New Mexico Junior College are $2,280 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $12,285 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at New Mexico Junior College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 81% took at least some of their classes online.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree healthcare programs. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the medium-sized public school awarded 120 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NMSU Dona Ana are $5,664 a year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $16,687 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at NMSU Dona Ana. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
NMSU Dona Ana not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list.
Santa Fe Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree healthcare programs. SFCC is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 associate degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFCC are $4,995 per year. On average, associate degree students take out $18,693 in loans while pursuing their degree.
SFCC does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Roswell, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 79 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Roswell Campus are $5,616 per year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $12,101 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that ENMU - Roswell Campus does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 62% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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Western New Mexico University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree healthcare programs. Located in Silver City, New Mexico, the small public school handed out 1 associate degree awards in 2020-2021.
Western New Mexico University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,540 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,180 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Western New Mexico University does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 84% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Western New Mexico University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Healthcare Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list.
Brookline College - Albuquerque landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree healthcare programs. Brookline College - Albuquerque is a very small private for-profit school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 1 associate degrees in 2020-2021.
Brookline College - Albuquerque undergraduate students pay an average of $0 in tuition and fees each year. Associate Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $16,732 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Brookline College - Albuquerque is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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