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Best Trade Programs in New Mexico (2026)

Top 100 of 123 programs in New Mexico · Updated 2026

The best trade school programs in New Mexico, ranked by overall value. We scored 123 programs across New Mexico trade schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $39,309/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in NM

123

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$39,309/yr

Avg TSW Score

68/100

#1 Program

Nursing

Central New Mexico Community College

Top Trade Programs in New Mexico

Top 100 programs by TSW Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	TSW Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
1	Nursing Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	90 84–91	$74,923/yr	Moderate	211.1x
2	Nursing New Mexico State University-Dona Ana · Las Cruces, NM	90 84–90	$78,510/yr	Moderate	172.3x
3	Nursing Clovis Community College · Clovis, NM	90 84–91	$73,387/yr	Moderate	260.2x
4	Nursing New Mexico Junior College · Hobbs, NM	90 84–91	$71,456/yr	Moderate	272.0x
5	Nursing University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus · Gallup, NM	89 83–90	$71,767/yr	Moderate	166.8x
6	Nursing University of New Mexico-Main Campus · Albuquerque, NM	79 73–80	$71,767/yr	Moderate	52.3x
7	Nursing Southeast New Mexico College · Carlsbad, NM	91 85–91	$78,510/yr	Moderate	341.1x
8	Nursing New Mexico State University-Main Campus · Las Cruces, NM	79 74–79	$78,510/yr	Moderate	48.4x
9	Nursing University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus · Los Lunas, NM	90 84–91	$71,767/yr	Moderate	229.1x
10	Criminal Justice San Juan College · Farmington, NM	88 84–90	$49,243/yr	Resilient	274.1x
11	Nursing Santa Fe Community College · Santa Fe, NM	90 84–91	$79,098/yr	Moderate	180.7x
12	Nursing University of New Mexico-Taos Campus · Ranchos de Taos, NM	90 84–91	$71,767/yr	Moderate	214.7x
13	Nursing San Juan College · Farmington, NM	90 83–90	$67,860/yr	Moderate	225.6x
14	Vehicle Repair Technology New Mexico Junior College · Hobbs, NM	80 78–80	$52,024/yr	AI-Proof	179.6x
15	Teacher Education San Juan College · Farmington, NM	85 82–86	$44,618/yr	Moderate	248.3x
16	Business Administration Santa Fe Community College · Santa Fe, NM	84 78–86	$39,834/yr	Moderate	116.2x
17	Business Administration Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	83 76–86	$37,010/yr	Moderate	128.5x
18	Nursing Carrington College-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	74 67–74	$76,515/yr	Moderate	—
19	Practical Nursing Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	68 66–69	$52,838/yr	AI-Proof	—
20	Criminal Justice Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	78 74–80	$35,865/yr	Resilient	109.0x
21	Precision Metalworking Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	69 68–70	$42,162/yr	AI-Proof	121.6x
22	Business Administration Brookline College-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	72 66–74	$42,749/yr	Moderate	—
23	Culinary Arts Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	69 66–70	$23,139/yr	AI-Proof	70.9x
24	Medical Assisting Clovis Community College · Clovis, NM	78 74–79	$41,422/yr	Resilient	166.5x
25	Vehicle Repair Technology Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	71 68–71	$36,594/yr	AI-Proof	116.1x
26	Allied Health Professions Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	76 72–77	$57,486/yr	Resilient	161.7x
27	Accounting Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	78 71–81	$40,511/yr	Exposed	118.6x
28	Business New Mexico State University-Dona Ana · Las Cruces, NM	76 68–78	$30,628/yr	Moderate	85.4x
29	Business New Mexico State University-Alamogordo · Alamogordo, NM	74 67–77	$30,628/yr	Moderate	75.7x
30	Business Southeast New Mexico College · Carlsbad, NM	80 74–82	$30,628/yr	Moderate	169.6x
31	Business New Mexico State University-Grants · Grants, NM	77 69–79	$30,628/yr	Moderate	92.9x
32	Medical Assisting Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	65 61–66	$49,969/yr	Resilient	—
33	Human Development & Family Studies Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	72 68–74	$31,256/yr	Moderate	93.0x
34	Practical Nursing Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	74 71–75	$30,137/yr	AI-Proof	221.7x
35	Allied Health Professions New Mexico State University-Dona Ana · Las Cruces, NM	74 71–75	$56,196/yr	Resilient	114.6x
36	Allied Health Professions New Mexico State University-Alamogordo · Alamogordo, NM	74 70–74	$56,196/yr	Resilient	101.6x
37	Allied Health Professions Southeast New Mexico College · Carlsbad, NM	77 73–78	$56,196/yr	Resilient	227.3x
38	Allied Health Professions New Mexico State University-Grants · Grants, NM	75 71–76	$56,196/yr	Resilient	124.7x
39	Medical Assisting San Juan College · Farmington, NM	76 70–76	$37,239/yr	Resilient	148.8x
40	Allied Health Professions Santa Fe Community College · Santa Fe, NM	76 72–77	$53,695/yr	Resilient	249.3x
41	Teacher Education Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	71 68–72	$29,708/yr	Moderate	83.5x
42	Criminal Justice New Mexico State University-Dona Ana · Las Cruces, NM	70 63–71	$27,638/yr	Resilient	78.6x
43	Criminal Justice New Mexico State University-Alamogordo · Alamogordo, NM	68 62–70	$27,638/yr	Resilient	69.7x
44	Criminal Justice Southeast New Mexico College · Carlsbad, NM	75 69–76	$27,638/yr	Resilient	156.2x
45	Criminal Justice New Mexico State University-Grants · Grants, NM	70 64–72	$27,638/yr	Resilient	85.6x
46	Allied Health Professions San Juan College · Farmington, NM	73 70–74	$48,862/yr	Resilient	123.5x
47	Health Administration Brookline College-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	66 59–68	$37,061/yr	Moderate	—
48	Computer Science Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	77 65–79	$34,156/yr	Exposed	129.3x
49	Health Administration New Mexico State University-Dona Ana · Las Cruces, NM	67 62–69	$27,876/yr	Moderate	59.2x
50	Business Administration University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus · Gallup, NM	66 61–68	$25,698/yr	Moderate	48.9x
51	Business Administration University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus · Los Alamos, NM	68 63–70	$25,698/yr	Moderate	57.0x
52	Health Administration Southeast New Mexico College · Carlsbad, NM	74 68–76	$27,876/yr	Moderate	117.9x
53	Business Administration University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus · Los Lunas, NM	70 65–72	$25,698/yr	Moderate	67.4x
54	Business Administration University of New Mexico-Taos Campus · Ranchos de Taos, NM	69 64–71	$25,698/yr	Moderate	63.1x
55	Criminal Justice Brookline College-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	62 57–63	$31,295/yr	Resilient	—
56	Precision Metalworking New Mexico State University-Dona Ana · Las Cruces, NM	58 53–60	$27,920/yr	AI-Proof	108.6x
57	Precision Metalworking Southeast New Mexico College · Carlsbad, NM	62 59–63	$27,920/yr	AI-Proof	215.3x
58	Precision Metalworking New Mexico State University-Grants · Grants, NM	59 54–60	$27,920/yr	AI-Proof	118.1x
59	Allied Health Professions New Mexico State University-Main Campus · Las Cruces, NM	61 59–61	$56,196/yr	Resilient	32.0x
60	Health Administration Brookline College-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	63 56–65	$32,951/yr	Moderate	—
61	Dental Assisting Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	59 55–59	$56,300/yr	Resilient	—
62	Allied Health Professions Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	59 55–60	$53,558/yr	Resilient	—
63	Business New Mexico State University-Main Campus · Las Cruces, NM	62 56–64	$30,628/yr	Moderate	23.6x
64	Health Administration San Juan College · Farmington, NM	65 60–67	$24,055/yr	Moderate	66.2x
65	Practical Nursing Brookline College-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	57 55–58	$29,376/yr	AI-Proof	—
66	Teacher Education University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus · Gallup, NM	59 54–61	$20,646/yr	Moderate	53.7x
67	Teacher Education University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus · Los Alamos, NM	61 56–63	$20,646/yr	Moderate	62.6x
68	Teacher Education University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus · Los Lunas, NM	63 58–65	$20,646/yr	Moderate	74.0x
69	Veterinary Technology San Juan College · Farmington, NM	69 64–69	$43,730/yr	Resilient	129.9x
70	Teacher Education University of New Mexico-Taos Campus · Ranchos de Taos, NM	62 57–64	$20,646/yr	Moderate	69.3x
71	Health Administration Carrington College-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	60 54–62	$29,076/yr	Moderate	—
72	Health Administration Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	59 52–61	$27,251/yr	Moderate	—
73	Criminal Justice New Mexico State University-Main Campus · Las Cruces, NM	56 51–58	$27,638/yr	Resilient	21.7x
74	Medical Assisting Carrington College-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	55 51–55	$29,556/yr	Resilient	—
75	Medical Assisting Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	55 50–55	$29,432/yr	Resilient	—
76	Precision Metalworking New Mexico State University-Main Campus · Las Cruces, NM	44 41–46	$27,920/yr	AI-Proof	30.2x
77	Business Administration University of New Mexico-Main Campus · Albuquerque, NM	56 51–58	$25,698/yr	Moderate	14.8x
78	Liberal Arts & Humanities Luna Community College · Las Vegas, NM	61 61–61	$32,091/yr	AI-Proof	266.0x
79	Medical Assisting Brookline College-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	53 49–54	$27,966/yr	Resilient	—
80	Liberal Arts & Humanities Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	56 55–56	$31,097/yr	AI-Proof	94.6x
81	Health Administration New Mexico State University-Main Campus · Las Cruces, NM	55 49–57	$27,876/yr	Moderate	16.2x
82	Dental Assisting Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	62 57–62	$27,816/yr	Resilient	183.9x
83	Electromechanical Technology Mesalands Community College · Tucumcari, NM	57 54–59	$35,517/yr	Resilient	82.1x
84	Veterinary Technology Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	51 46–51	$37,570/yr	Resilient	—
85	Clinical Laboratory Science Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque · Albuquerque, NM	49 46–50	$34,373/yr	Resilient	—
86	Data Processing New Mexico State University-Dona Ana · Las Cruces, NM	59 53–61	$38,559/yr	Moderate	77.8x
87	Data Processing Southeast New Mexico College · Carlsbad, NM	64 57–66	$38,559/yr	Moderate	154.6x
88	Data Processing New Mexico State University-Grants · Grants, NM	60 54–62	$38,559/yr	Moderate	84.7x
89	Veterinary Technology Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	55 51–55	$28,323/yr	Resilient	72.4x
90	Liberal Arts & Humanities New Mexico State University-Dona Ana · Las Cruces, NM	50 50–50	$27,868/yr	AI-Proof	69.7x
91	Liberal Arts & Humanities New Mexico Junior College · Hobbs, NM	54 54–54	$27,179/yr	AI-Proof	116.0x
92	Teacher Education University of New Mexico-Main Campus · Albuquerque, NM	49 45–51	$20,646/yr	Moderate	16.3x
93	Liberal Arts & Humanities New Mexico State University-Alamogordo · Alamogordo, NM	49 49–49	$27,868/yr	AI-Proof	61.7x
94	Liberal Arts & Humanities Southeast New Mexico College · Carlsbad, NM	56 56–56	$27,868/yr	AI-Proof	138.5x
95	Liberal Arts & Humanities New Mexico State University-Grants · Grants, NM	51 51–51	$27,868/yr	AI-Proof	75.8x
96	Cosmetology Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	51 44–51	$16,496/yr	Resilient	63.0x
97	Criminology Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	60 51–63	$28,987/yr	Moderate	127.5x
98	Psychology Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	58 49–60	$25,675/yr	Moderate	93.2x
99	Health Sciences Central New Mexico Community College · Albuquerque, NM	56 47–58	$28,933/yr	Moderate	129.4x
100	Liberal Arts & Humanities University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus · Gallup, NM	45 42–45	$22,417/yr	AI-Proof	60.9x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 trade programs at New Mexico schools, drawn from 123 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best trade program in New Mexico?

By TradeSchoolOutlook Score, Nursing at Central New Mexico Community College ranks #1 in New Mexico with a score of 90/100 and graduate earnings of $74,923/yr.

How many trade programs are in New Mexico?

Our database includes 123 trade programs across New Mexico schools with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.