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2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$7,034 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,058 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's 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.

The Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico

Check out the health professions bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus the best value school in New Mexico for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ENMU - Main Campus are $6,528 a year.

ENMU - Main Campus also made our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #1.

Full Health Professions at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report

#2

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western New Mexico University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in New Mexico. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Western New Mexico University are $6,557 a year.

Western New Mexico University also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

Full Health Professions at Western New Mexico University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico Highlands University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New Mexico Highlands University are $6,876 per year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in New Mexico. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNM not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in New Mexico. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NMSU Main Campus are $7,301 a year.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

Full Health Professions at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

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 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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