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Medical assistant programs in New Mexico
New Mexico has 12 accredited campuses awarding medical assistant credentials. If you finish and work as a medical assistant in New Mexico, expect to start around $34,600–$37,240 and reach a median of $39,230 with experience; the top quarter earn $45,970 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, New Mexico). Graduates of these New Mexico programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $25,826 in their first year, against $26,692 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What medical assistants earn in New Mexico
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 5,400 employed in New Mexico. National median: $45,690.
Campuses in New Mexico, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlamogordoAlbuquerqueClovisFarmingtonLas CrucesLas VegasPortalesRoswellSanta Fe
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque | Albuquerque | for-profit | 140 | $46,734 | $9,460 | 68% | $28,183 |
| Clovis Community College | Clovis | Public | 6 | $38,661 | not reported | 34% | not reported |
| San Juan College | Farmington | Public | 28 | $35,604 | $13,250 | 37% | not reported |
| Central New Mexico Community College | Albuquerque | Public | 35 | $28,672 | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| Carrington College-Albuquerque | Albuquerque | for-profit | 80 | $24,829 | $8,958 | 65% | $56,412 |
| Brookline College-Albuquerque | Albuquerque | for-profit | 11 | $23,574 | $9,496 | not reported | $40,105 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus | Roswell | Public | 30 | $21,364 | not reported | 32% | not reported |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | Portales | Public | 7 | $21,364 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Luna Community College | Las Vegas | Public | 35 | not reported | not reported | 28% | not reported |
| Santa Fe Community College | Santa Fe | Public | 20 | not reported | not reported | 23% | not reported |
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana | Las Cruces | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 19% | not reported |
| New Mexico State University-Alamogordo | Alamogordo | Public | 2 | not reported | not reported | 14% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.