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Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$2,345 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,116 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Associate Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in New Mexico. In fact, 3,731 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in New Mexico to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools

#1

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

Our 2023 rankings named San Juan College the best value school in New Mexico for health professions students working on their associate degree. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Clovis Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. 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.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central New Mexico Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their associate degree. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CNM are $1,684 a year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at University of New Mexico - Taos Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in New Mexico. UNM Taos is a small public school located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Taos are $1,872 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in New Mexico. 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.

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University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Gallup are $1,932 per year.

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University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Los Lunas, UNM Valencia is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Valencia are $1,878 per year.

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New Mexico Junior College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the town of Hobbs, New Mexico Junior College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New Mexico Junior College are $1,920 per year.

New Mexico Junior College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

NMSU Dona Ana also made our Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #2.

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#10

Santa Fe Community College

Santa Fe, NM

Santa Fe Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. SFCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFCC are $2,505 per year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 24,705
Texas 45,833
Oklahoma 6,642

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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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