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Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$1,725 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, allied health & medical assisting services was ranked 3rd in New Mexico. In fact, 657 were awarded in the state in 2021-2022.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Allied Health Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Mexico to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for medical assisting students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Basic Certificate Colleges.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Allied Health Services

Our analysis found Clovis Community College to be the best value school for allied health & medical assisting services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New Mexico. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Clovis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clovis Community College are $1,736 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Clovis Community College is ranked #1 for overall quality for medical assisting in New Mexico.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Clovis Community College

#2

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

The excellent basic certificate programs at San Juan College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health & medical assisting services schools in New Mexico. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SJC are $1,714 per year.

Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at San Juan College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brookline College - Albuquerque is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Albuquerque, Brookline College - Albuquerque is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Brookline College - Albuquerque Report

Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 2,214
Texas 9,187
Oklahoma 1,297

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, allied health & medical assisting services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 54,553
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 7,327
Physical Therapy Assistant 6,499
Occupational Therapist Assistant 4,508
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 4,145
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 3,373
Radiologist Assistant 1,360
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant 571
Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant 375
Anesthesiologist Assistant 371
Speech-Language Pathology Assistant 299
Pathology/Pathologist Assistant 157
Lactation Consultant 49

Majors Similar to Medical Assisting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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