2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Mexico to see which undergraduate certificate 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.
Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Nursing & Nursing Assistants
Our analysis found Clovis Community College to be the best value school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in New Mexico. Located in the 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 while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $13,102.
Clovis Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Carlsbad. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NMSU Carlsbad are $1,968 a year.
NMSU Carlsbad also took the #2 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico rankings.
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Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NMSU Dona Ana are $2,160 a year.
NMSU Dona Ana also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico rankings.
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Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Junior College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Hobbs, New Mexico Junior College is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at New Mexico Junior College are $1,920 a year.
New Mexico Junior College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing & Nursing Assistants Undergraduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, PMI Albuquerque is a private for-profit school with a small student population.
The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at PMI Albuquerque take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $11,282.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 57 |
Texas | 97 |
Oklahoma | 57 |
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Majors Related to Practical Nursing
Practical Nursing Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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Nursing | 322,592 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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.