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Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$2,181 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,873 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for medical assisting 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 Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

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

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Allied Health Services

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the best value school in New Mexico for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CNM are $1,858 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. UNM Valencia is a small public school located in the rural area of Los Lunas.

UNM Valencia undergraduate students pay an average of $1,878 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

NMSU Dona Ana undergraduate students pay an average of $2,238 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NMSU Dona Ana also took the #4 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in New Mexico rankings.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Santa Fe Community College is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFCC are $2,505 per year.

SFCC also took the #5 spot in our Best Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus is a great value for allied health & medical assisting services students working on their undergraduate certificate. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in the town of Roswell.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ENMU - Roswell Campus are $2,424 a year.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus Report

Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. PMI Albuquerque is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Albuquerque.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at PMI Albuquerque accumulate an average of around $7,030 in student debt.

Full Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque Report

Carrington College, Albuquerque ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. Carrington College, Albuquerque is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Albuquerque.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, medical assisting majors at Carrington College, Albuquerque accumulate an average of around $8,410 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $73, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

Explore all the Best Value Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools 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 8 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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