by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in New Mexico” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 84,492 people earned their degree in allied health and medical assisting services, making the major the 48th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, allied health and medical assisting services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,905 and had an average of $16,497 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 657 allied health and medical assisting services graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,475 and $19,104 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in allied health and medical assisting services. That schools that top this list have a program in allied health and medical assisting services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in New Mexico” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico medical assisting students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Luna Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in New Mexico. Luna Community College is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Luna Community College
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Roswell, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at ENMU - Roswell Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in New Mexico list. Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 239 ’s medical assisting degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at PMI Albuquerque
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Juan College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in New Mexico. San Juan College is a medium-sized public school situated in Farmington, New Mexico. It awarded 78 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at San Juan College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in New Mexico list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s medical assisting degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Santa Fe Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in New Mexico ranking. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at Santa Fe Community College
Clovis Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in New Mexico ranking. Located in Clovis, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 53 diplomas to qualified ’s medical assisting students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Clovis Community College Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Report
Central New Mexico Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Assisting Major in New Mexico ranking. Central New Mexico Community College is a fairly large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 41 ’s medical assisting degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services at CNM
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