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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $75-$110k) in New Mexico

5 Ranked Colleges
501 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master's in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 934,088 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, health professions is the 2nd most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,506 and had an average of $32,284 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 6,304 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,599 and $25,457 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 501 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in health professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great health professions 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 health professions program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The health professions 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 Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico master’s degree health professions students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $75-$110k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 155 degrees to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Highlands University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Highlands University are $11,646, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k list. ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

ENMU - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus are $7,110, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 44 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #4 spot in our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 170 masters’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.

Read more about Health Professions at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#5

University of the Southwest

Hobbs, New Mexico
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Southwest. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USW not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USW are $22,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of the Southwest Health Professions Report

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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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