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2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$3,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 37,535 people earned their degree in construction trades, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, construction trades graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,448 and had an average of $11,769 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 390 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,700 and $5,834 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 65 construction trades graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,995 and $14,826 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great construction trades programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the construction trades program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The construction trades school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Construction Trades (Income $30-$48k) in New Mexico

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Trades Schools for an Associate in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified associates’s construction trades students in 2019-2020.

CNM also made our “Best Construction Trades Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Central New Mexico Community College is $3,626 for New Mexico Associate Degree Construction Trades students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Construction Trades at Central New Mexico Community College

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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