2023 Best Value Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for healthcare students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico
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Our 2023 rankings named Clovis Community College the best value school in New Mexico for healthcare students working on their undergraduate certificate. Clovis Community College is a public institution located in Clovis, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clovis Community College are $2,984 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $13,102 in loans while pursuing their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Clovis Community College does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 63% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Clovis Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality in New Mexico.
Out of the 11 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of New Mexico - Taos Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Taos are $4,752 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $16,983 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 2019-2020 about 61% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
UNM Taos not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Juan College is a great place for healthcare students working on their undergraduate certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. San Juan College is a medium-sized public school located in Farmington, New Mexico that handed out 9 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
SJC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,546 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $19,660 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at SJC. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 11 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s value ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 67 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNM are $7,540 per year. By the time they get their undergraduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $14,711 in student loans.
Some students may be able to take online classes at CNM. In 2019-2020 about 90% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 11 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. This small public school is located in Gallup, New Mexico, and it awarded 9 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
UNM Gallup undergraduate students pay an average of $4,708 in tuition and fees each year. Undergraduate Certificate recipients from this school accumulate an average of $16,983 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
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. In fact, around 64% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNM Gallup is ranked #4 for overall quality in New Mexico.
New Mexico State University - Carlsbad came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. Carlsbad, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 9 students in 2020-2021.
NMSU Carlsbad undergraduate students pay an average of $4,008 in tuition and fees each year.
NMSU Carlsbad does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
NMSU Carlsbad also made our Best Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #5.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. NMSU Dona Ana is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 151 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NMSU Dona Ana are $5,664 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NMSU Dona Ana does offer online classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
NMSU Dona Ana did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.
University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for healthcare students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UNM Valencia is a small public school situated in Los Lunas, New Mexico. It awarded 1 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Valencia are $5,130 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $16,983 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UNM Valencia does offer online classes for certain majors. 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 landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate healthcare programs. New Mexico Junior College is a small public school situated in Hobbs, New Mexico. It awarded 6 undergraduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New Mexico Junior College are $2,280 per year.
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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 81% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Santa Fe Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Healthcare Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. SFCC is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFCC are $4,995 per year. On average, undergraduate certificate students take out $14,434 in loans while pursuing their degree.
SFCC 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. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 90% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #11, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for healthcare students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in Roswell, New Mexico, the small public school handed out 32 undergraduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Roswell Campus are $5,616 per year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at ENMU - Roswell Campus. In fact, around 62% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 11 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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