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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 2023 rankings named Clovis Community College the best value school in New Mexico for trade school students working on their degree. Clovis Community College is a small public school situated in Clovis, New Mexico. It awarded 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico list. This medium-sized public school is located in Farmington, New Mexico, and it awarded 1,790 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SJC are $4,882 per year.
Out of the 16 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Taos Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico, the small public school awarded 139 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Taos are $5,004 per year.
UNM Taos not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Trade Schools in New Mexico list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the fairly large public school handed out 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.
The excellent programs at University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value trade schools in New Mexico. 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. UNM Gallup is a public institution located in Gallup, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 282 degrees in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Gallup are $5,422 per year.
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New Mexico State University - Carlsbad ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico list. This small public school is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, and it awarded 157 degrees in 2021-2022.
NMSU Carlsbad undergraduate students pay an average of $4,008 in tuition and fees each 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. NMSU Dona Ana is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1,277 degrees to qualified students.
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 landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. SFCC is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 681 degrees to qualified students.
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 came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in Roswell, New Mexico, the small public school awarded 498 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Roswell Campus are $5,616 per year.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #11 on the list. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 1,342 students in 2021-2022.
ENMU - Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $8,718 in tuition and fees each year.
ENMU - Main Campus also took the #1 spot in our Best Trade Schools in New Mexico rankings.
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New Mexico State University - Alamogordo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for trade school students. It came in at #12 on the list. 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.
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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 located in Grants, New Mexico and has a very small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 83 degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Grants are $4,272 per 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Trade Schools in New Mexico list.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value trade school programs. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5,350 degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UNM are $26,412 a year.
UNM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Trade Schools in New Mexico list.
Brookline College - Albuquerque ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Trade School Schools in New Mexico list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the very small private for-profit school handed out 183 degrees in 2021-2022.
Brookline College - Albuquerque undergraduate students pay an average of $0 in tuition and fees each 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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