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2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$1,981 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,047 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

It's not easy to decide which nursing program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in New Mexico to see which programs offered the best value experiences for practical nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools

$1,616 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Clovis Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. Located in the remote town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clovis Community College are $1,616 a year. The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Clovis Community College take out is $10,122.

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#2

San Juan College

Farmington, NM
$1,618 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at San Juan College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New Mexico. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SJC are $1,618 per year.

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$1,684 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central New Mexico Community College is a great value for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CNM are $1,684 a year. Practical Nursing majors at CNM take out an average of $8,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$1,968 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 11 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NMSU Carlsbad are $1,968 per year.

NMSU Carlsbad not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico list.

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$1,932 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM Gallup are $1,932 per year.

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$2,160 Average Tuition & Fees

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

NMSU Dona Ana undergraduate students pay an average of $2,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$1,920 Average Tuition & Fees

New Mexico Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Hobbs, New Mexico Junior College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New Mexico Junior College are $1,920 per year.

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$2,505 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Santa Fe Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. SFCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFCC are $2,505 per year.

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$2,424 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the town of Roswell, ENMU - Roswell Campus is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ENMU - Roswell Campus are $2,424 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque did quite well on this year’s best value schools for practical nursing and nursing assistants students. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, PMI Albuquerque is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from PMI Albuquerque take out $8,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 57
Texas 97
Oklahoma 57

Practical Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 44,900
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 34,557
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,817

Majors Similar to Practical Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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