2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in New Mexico
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in New Mexico. In fact, 848 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Value Health Professions Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search 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 programs for health professions 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in New Mexico
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Colleges.
Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality in Health Professions
Our analysis found Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.
ENMU - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $6,528 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
ENMU - Main Campus also took the #5 spot in our Best Health Professions Schools in New Mexico rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in New Mexico list. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM are $7,906 per year.
UNM also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Schools in New Mexico rankings.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico Highlands University is a great value for health professions students. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New Mexico Highlands University are $6,876 per year.
New Mexico Highlands University also made our Best Health Professions Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #2.
Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NMSU Main Campus are $7,301 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of the Southwest. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
USW undergraduate students pay an average of $16,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 8,330 |
Texas | 13,925 |
Oklahoma | 1,490 |
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Majors Related to Health Professions
Health Professions Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Nursing | 66,964 |
Medicine | 28,629 |
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 24,774 |
Public Health | 19,473 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 17,335 |
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 16,952 |
Mental & Social Health Services | 16,815 |
Allied Health Professions | 12,950 |
Communication Sciences | 10,547 |
Dentistry | 6,770 |
Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 4,684 |
Chiropractic | 2,658 |
Alternative Medicine & Systems | 2,582 |
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 2,481 |
Optometry | 1,822 |
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 1,762 |
Medical Illustration & Informatics | 1,747 |
Health Sciences & Services | 1,746 |
Other Health Professions | 1,261 |
Health/Medical Prep Programs | 1,122 |
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 954 |
Medical Science | 909 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 462 |
Dental Support Services | 122 |
Alternative Medical Support Services | 80 |
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies | 55 |
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies | 37 |
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services | 11 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 4 |
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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