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2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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. 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.
The Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value programs for trade school 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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Top Value Trade Schools in New Mexico
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Our analysis found Clovis Community College to be the best value school for trade school students in New Mexico. Located in Clovis, New Mexico, the small public school handed out 725 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clovis Community College are $3,224 per year.
Clovis Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Trade Schools in New Mexico list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Juan College is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. This medium-sized public school is located in Farmington, New Mexico, and it awarded 1,790 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at SJC are $4,882 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Taos Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico list. University of New Mexico - Taos Campus is a small public school located in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico that handed out 139 degrees in 2021-2022.
UNM Taos undergraduate students pay an average of $5,004 in tuition and fees each year.
UNM Taos also took the #4 spot in our Best Trade Schools in New Mexico rankings.
The excellent programs at Central New Mexico Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in New Mexico. This fairly large public school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 7,939 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at CNM are $7,978 a year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus is a great place for trade school students who want to get the most value for their educational dollar. This small public school is located in Los Lunas, New Mexico, and it awarded 148 degrees in 2021-2022.
UNM Valencia undergraduate students pay an average of $5,130 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #6 on the list. This small public school is located in Gallup, New Mexico, and it awarded 282 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UNM Gallup are $5,422 a year.
New Mexico State University - Carlsbad did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #7 on the list. NMSU Carlsbad is a public institution located in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 157 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Carlsbad are $4,008 per year.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,277 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Dona Ana are $5,880 per year.
Santa Fe Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico ranking. This small public school is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it awarded 681 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at SFCC are $4,995 a year.
Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico list. Located in Roswell, New Mexico, the small public school awarded 498 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
ENMU - Roswell Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $5,616 in tuition and fees each year.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico list. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school located in Portales, New Mexico that handed out 1,342 degrees in 2021-2022.
ENMU - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $8,718 in tuition and fees each year.
ENMU - Main Campus also made our Best Trade Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #1.
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New Mexico State University - Alamogordo landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, the small public school handed out 110 degrees in 2021-2022.
NMSU Alamogordo undergraduate students pay an average of $5,592 in tuition and fees each year.
New Mexico State University - Grants came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico ranking. NMSU Grants is a very small public school situated in Grants, New Mexico. It awarded 83 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Grants are $4,272 per year.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 3,360 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $24,667 per year.
NMSU Main Campus also made our Best Trade Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #2.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the large public school handed out 5,350 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UNM are $26,412 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNM is ranked #5 for overall quality in New Mexico.
Brookline College - Albuquerque came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico ranking. Brookline College - Albuquerque is a very small private for-profit school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 183 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Brookline College - Albuquerque are $0 a year.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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