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 2023 rankings named Clovis Community College the best value school in New Mexico for trade school students working on their degree. 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.
The excellent programs at San Juan College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in New Mexico. Located in Farmington, New Mexico, the medium-sized public school awarded 1,790 diplomas to qualifed students 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. UNM Taos is a small public school situated in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. It awarded 139 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Taos are $5,004 per year.
UNM Taos did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Trade Schools in New Mexico list.
Out of the 16 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7,939 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNM are $7,978 per year.
Out of the 16 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNM Valencia is a small public school situated in Los Lunas, New Mexico. It awarded 148 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Valencia are $5,130 per 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.
UNM Gallup undergraduate students pay an average of $5,422 in tuition and fees each year.
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New Mexico State University - Carlsbad came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico ranking. Carlsbad, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 157 students in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NMSU Carlsbad are $4,008 a 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 handed out 1,277 degrees in 2021-2022.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NMSU Dona Ana are $5,880 a 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. Santa Fe Community College is a small public school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 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 landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in Roswell, New Mexico that handed out 498 degrees in 2021-2022.
ENMU - Roswell Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $5,616 in tuition and fees each year.
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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.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,718 per year.
ENMU - Main Campus also made our Best Trade Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #1.
New Mexico State University - Alamogordo ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico list. Located in Alamogordo, New Mexico, the small public school handed out 110 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Alamogordo are $5,592 per 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. Located in Grants, New Mexico, the very small public school handed out 83 degrees in 2021-2022.
NMSU Grants undergraduate students pay an average of $4,272 in tuition and fees each year.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3,360 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $24,667 per year.
NMSU Main Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Trade Schools in New Mexico list.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the large public school awarded 5,350 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
UNM undergraduate students pay an average of $26,412 in tuition and fees each year.
UNM not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Trade Schools in New Mexico list.
Brookline College - Albuquerque did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #16 on the list. Brookline College - Albuquerque is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 183 degrees to qualified students.
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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