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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Mexico

8 Colleges
$45,261 Avg Salary
$21,503 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in New Mexico. In fact, 848 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for health professions students. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico Highlands University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in New Mexico. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.

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Out of the 8 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Mexico list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

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#5

Southwestern College

Santa Fe, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Mexico list. SWC Santa Fe is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Fe.

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University of the Southwest came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Schools in New Mexico list. Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the small city of Santa Fe.

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#7

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

With a ranking of #7, Western New Mexico University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 8,330
Texas 13,925
Oklahoma 1,490

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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