Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services programs in New Mexico
26 schools in New Mexico teach this, at certificate or associate level. 10 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $50,022 at Brookline College-Albuquerque.
What this work pays in New Mexico
Medical Assistants in New Mexico earn a median of $39,230 a year across 5,400 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy Technicians | $46,630 | 2,550 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $134,600 | 1,430 |
| Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other | $44,260 | 800 |
| Physical Therapist Assistants | $62,280 | 700 |
| Surgical Technologists | $51,780 | 540 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookline College-Albuquerque Albuquerque | Associate's degree | $24,055 | $50,022 (29 grads) | — |
| San Juan College Farmington | Associate's degree | $13,250 | $45,340 (38 grads) | 39 |
| Clovis Community College Clovis | Associate's degree | — | $42,123 (21 grads) | 4 |
| Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque | Undergraduate certificate | — | $28,381 (12 grads) | 41 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales | Associate's degree | — | $27,823 (25 grads) | — |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus Roswell | Associate's degree | — | $27,823 (25 grads) | 22 |
| Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe | Associate's degree | — | $25,967 (11 grads) | 3 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque Albuquerque | Undergraduate certificate | $9,460 | $24,642 (104 grads) | 183 |
| Carrington College-Albuquerque Albuquerque | Undergraduate certificate | $8,958 | $24,298 (1,322 grads) | 112 |
| Brookline College-Albuquerque Albuquerque | Undergraduate certificate | $9,496 | $23,727 (514 grads) | 26 |
| Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque Albuquerque | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Clovis Community College Clovis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 35 |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College Ruidoso | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus Roswell | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Luna Community College Las Vegas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 19 |
| Luna Community College Las Vegas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Alamogordo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Juan College Farmington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus Gallup | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Los Lunas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.