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Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$9,442 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value master'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.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master'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 master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ENMU - Main Campus are $5,351 a year.

ENMU - Main Campus also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNM graduate students pay an average of $7,115 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 7 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at New Mexico Highlands University are $7,698 per year.

New Mexico Highlands University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

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#4

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Out of the 7 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Western New Mexico University are $5,163 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NMSU Main Campus are $5,926 a year.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

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Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the small city of Santa Fe, Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe graduate students pay an average of $21,310 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of the Southwest ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. USW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hobbs.

USW graduate students pay an average of $22,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

USW did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

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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 7 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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