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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in New Mexico

5 Colleges
30,057 Bachelor's Degrees
$21,567 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value Health Professions School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in New MexicoHealth Professions is the most popular major in New Mexico with 30,057 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.6% of all the health professions bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Health Professions in New Mexico ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer a bachelor's in health professions. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. Instead, we are looking at those health professions schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.

When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.

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2024 Best Value Health Professions Schools in New Mexico

Check out the health professions programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your money.

Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor's in New Mexico

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The #1 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, UNM has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Health Professions Schools in New Mexico ranking.

The average student at UNM graduates in less than 4.6 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $30,806. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UNM be around $140,167. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.

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Our rankings recognize Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at ENMU - Main Campus, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Health Professions Schools in New Mexico ranking.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at ENMU - Main Campus is 4.4 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $14,898. This means that the average student pays around $65,700 to get a bachelor’s degree from ENMU - Main Campus. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to New Mexico State University - Main Campus. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces. NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Health Professions Schools in New Mexico list.

At NMSU Main Campus, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.7 years, and it costs about $24,378 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the NMSU Main Campus is $114,089. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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New Mexico Highlands University landed the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value health professions schools. Located in the remote town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population. New Mexico Highlands University also made our Best Health Professions Schools in New Mexico list, coming in at #4.

The average student at New Mexico Highlands University graduates in less than 4.6 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $16,667. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico Highlands University is $76,668. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

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Western New Mexico University earned the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Western New Mexico University is 4.6 years, and it costs about $21,087 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $97,211 to get a bachelor’s degree from Western New Mexico University. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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StateDegrees Awarded
Texas18,746
Arizona12,204
Oklahoma2,349

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*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

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