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Allied Health Professions at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Allied Health Professions at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying allied health professions, you may want to check out the program at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

UNM Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Allied Health (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health
  • Master’s Degree in Allied Health

UNM Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

67% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Of the students who received a allied health master's degree from UNM, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a master's in allied health.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

If you plan to be a allied health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Physician Assistant 17

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 1,480 $35,660
Health Specialties Professors 1,300 $150,170
Respiratory Therapists 750 $58,200
Physician Assistants 680 $108,610
Surgical Technologists 620 $44,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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