2023 Best Value Healthcare 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.
The Best Value Healthcare 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 14 schools in New Mexico to see which 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 Schools in New Mexico
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Our analysis found Clovis Community College to be the best value school for healthcare students in New Mexico. Located in Clovis, New Mexico, the small public school handed out 351 degrees in 2020-2021.
Clovis Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,984 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $13,362 in student loans. Once they receive their degree, Clovis Community College graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $48,236 during the early year of their career.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Clovis Community College is ranked #4 for overall quality in New Mexico.
Out of the 14 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Farmington, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 310 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at SJC are $4,546 a year. By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,058 in student loans. During the early years of their career, SJC graduates make an average of $36,738 annually.
The excellent 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. This fairly large public school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 1,327 degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNM are $7,540 per year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $13,850 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. During the early years of their career, CNM graduates make an average of $30,582 annually.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Taos Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Schools in New Mexico list. UNM Taos is a small public school situated in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. It awarded 46 degrees 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 degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,013 in student loans.After graduating from UNM Taos, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $30,476 during the early years of their career.
The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value healthcare schools in New Mexico. NMSU Carlsbad is a public institution located in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 50 degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Carlsbad are $4,008 per year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $16,036 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. During the early years of their career, NMSU Carlsbad graduates make an average of $31,288 annually.
University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Schools in New Mexico list. UNM Gallup is a small public school situated in Gallup, New Mexico. It awarded 80 degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Gallup are $4,708 per year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $16,013 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Once they receive their degree, UNM Gallup graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $30,476 during the early year of their career.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Schools in New Mexico ranking. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 313 degrees in 2020-2021.
NMSU Dona Ana undergraduate students pay an average of $5,664 in tuition and fees each year. On average, students take out $16,687 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from NMSU Dona Ana, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $31,467 during the early years of their career.
NMSU Dona Ana did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Healthcare Schools in New Mexico list.
Santa Fe Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the small public school handed out 175 degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at SFCC are $4,995 a year. On average, students take out $19,196 in loans while pursuing their degree.After graduating from SFCC, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $40,512 during the early years of their career.
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Schools in New Mexico ranking. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a public institution located in Roswell, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 133 degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at ENMU - Roswell Campus are $5,616 a year. On average, students take out $12,101 in loans while pursuing their degree. During the early years of their career, ENMU - Roswell Campus graduates make an average of $29,262 annually.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value healthcare programs. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 178 degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,568 per year. By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,483 in student loans. Once they receive their degree, ENMU - Main Campus graduates enter the workforce, making an average salary of $41,884 during the early year of their career.
ENMU - Main Campus also made our Best Healthcare Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #1.
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Western New Mexico University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students. It came in at #11 on the list. Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 degrees to qualified students.
Western New Mexico University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,540 in tuition and fees each year. Degree recipients from the school accumulate an average of $28,066 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.After graduating from Western New Mexico University, students go on to jobs where they make an average of $51,426 during the early years of their career.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Western New Mexico University is ranked #2 for overall quality in New Mexico.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Schools in New Mexico list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the large public school handed out 1,041 degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM are $25,243 per year. By the time they get their degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,068 in student loans. During the early years of their career, UNM graduates make an average of $45,271 annually.
UNM also took the #3 spot in our Best Healthcare Schools in New Mexico rankings.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Healthcare Schools in New Mexico list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the fairly large public school handed out 296 degrees in 2020-2021.
NMSU Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $23,767 in tuition and fees each year. On average, students take out $21,682 in loans while pursuing their degree. During the early years of their career, NMSU Main Campus graduates make an average of $36,973 annually.
Brookline College - Albuquerque did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students. It came in at #14 on the list. This very small private for-profit school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 168 degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brookline College - Albuquerque are $0 per year. On average, students take out $27,632 in loans while pursuing their degree. Those who take out this much in loans have to make a monthly payment of about $214 if they are on a 10-year repayment plan. During the early years of their career, Brookline College - Albuquerque graduates make an average of $35,305 annually.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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