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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$8,962 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,261 Avg Salary

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.

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

$6,528 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

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

$7,906 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

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

$6,876 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

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$7,301 Average Tuition & Fees

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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$16,200 Average Tuition & Fees

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 8,330
Texas 13,925
Oklahoma 1,490

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
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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