2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Respiratory Care Therapy is the 121st most popular major in the country with 6,845 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across New Mexico, there were 52 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 52 respiratory care therapy/therapist graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,811 and $16,074 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in respiratory care therapy/therapist.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico”.

Top 6 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in New Mexico

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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus
Roswell, New Mexico

#10 overall quality in New Mexico

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Roswell, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus

2

Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque landed the #2 spot on the list. PMI Albuquerque is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque Respiratory Care Therapy Report

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Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, New Mexico

#15 overall quality in New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Fe Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico. Santa Fe Community College is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at Santa Fe Community College

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Las Cruces, New Mexico

#7 overall quality in New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 10 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Respiratory Care Therapy at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

5

San Juan College
Farmington, New Mexico

#8 overall quality in New Mexico

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the #5 spot on the list. San Juan College is a public institution located in Farmington, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at San Juan College

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Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 overall quality in New Mexico

Central New Mexico Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Respiratory Care Therapy at Central New Mexico Community College

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.