2023 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Respiratory Care Therapy in New Mexico

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 6,845 people earned their degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist, making the major the 121st most popular in the United States.

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 “Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico for an Associate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in respiratory care therapy/therapist. To top this list, a school must have a successful respiratory care therapy/therapist program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico associate degree respiratory care therapy/therapist students.

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

1

Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus
Roswell, New Mexico

#10 overall quality in New Mexico

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus is a small public school situated in Roswell, New Mexico. It awarded 14 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

Full ENMU - Roswell Campus Respiratory Care Therapy Report

2

Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque landed the #2 spot on the list. PMI Albuquerque is a small school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 13 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

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

2

Santa Fe Community College
Santa Fe, New Mexico

#15 overall quality in New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Fe Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico for an Associate list. Santa Fe Community College is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 13 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees in 2020-2021.

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4

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

#7 overall quality in New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico for an Associate list. NMSU 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.

Full NMSU Dona Ana Respiratory Care Therapy Report

5

San Juan College
Farmington, New Mexico

#8 overall quality in New Mexico

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico for an Associate 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.

Full San Juan College Respiratory Care Therapy Report

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Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 overall quality in New Mexico

Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Major in New Mexico for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. CNM is a fairly large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 0 associates’s respiratory care therapy/therapist degrees 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.