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2024 Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in New Mexico

6 Colleges in New Mexico
657 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
$29,475 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in allied health & medical assisting services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #48 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 657 degrees in allied health & medical assisting services during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services School

Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in New Mexico The medical assisting program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for allied health & medical assisting services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Medical Assisting

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools in New Mexico ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services in New Mexico

The schools below may not offer all types of medical assisting degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New Mexico Schools in Medical Assisting

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San Juan College
Farmington, NM
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
78 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
59.0% Growth in Graduates

San Juan College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in allied health & medical assisting services. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1222 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SJC is a great college overall.

There were roughly 78 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at SJC in the most recent data year. Those allied health & medical assisting services students who get their degree from San Juan College make $6,130 more than the average medical assisting student.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
11.8% Growth in Graduates

Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in allied health & medical assisting services. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public university located in the town of Roswell. This university ranks 12th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were approximately 34 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at ENMU - Roswell Campus in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the medical assisting program report average early career wages of $21,364.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
$27,748 Median Starting Salary

Central New Mexico Community College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in allied health & medical assisting services. CNM is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Albuquerque. A Best Colleges rank of #534 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CNM is a great college overall.

There were about 41 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at CNM in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the medical assisting program make about $27,748 in the first couple years of their career.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
53 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
18.9% Growth in Graduates

Clovis Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in allied health & medical assisting services. Located in the town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public college with a small student population.

There were roughly 53 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at Clovis Community College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the allied health & medical assisting services program at Clovis Community College make $9,187 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NM
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 10th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were approximately 22 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Dona Ana in the most recent data year.

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5
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NM

SFCC is a small public college located in the small suburb of Santa Fe. This college ranks 13th out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were about 10 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at SFCC in the most recent data year.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
239 Medical Assisting Degrees Awarded
31.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Albuquerque, PMI Albuquerque is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

There were roughly 239 allied health & medical assisting services students who graduated with this degree at PMI Albuquerque in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the medical assisting program earn an average of $31,460 for their early career.

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Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 1,414
Arizona 287 373
Oklahoma 257 289

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Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Medical Assisting Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Medical/Clinical Assistant 369
Physical Therapy Assistant 88
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant 75
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance) 50
Occupational Therapist Assistant 39
Other Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services 36

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 1,390
Allied Health Professions 767
Health Sciences & Services 584
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 424
Mental & Social Health Services 360
Dental Support Services 249
Public Health 239
Communication Sciences 230
Medicine 229
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 214

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