by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 977,800 health professions students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 5,898 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,261 and $21,503 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,603 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,811 and $16,074 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico” ranking looked at 25 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in health professions. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in health professions.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carrington College, Albuquerque. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico. Carrington College, Albuquerque is a small private for-profit school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 54 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 25 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school situated in Roswell, New Mexico. It awarded 79 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luna Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico list. This small school is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and it awarded 32 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Carlsbad. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico list. This small school is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico, and it awarded 30 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this small private for-profit school handed out 96 diplomas to qualified associates’s health professions students 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 Health Professions Report
University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico list. This small school is located in Gallup, New Mexico, and it awarded 47 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus Health Professions Report
University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #7. UNM Los Alamos is a public institution located in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
San Juan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #8. SJC is a public institution located in Farmington, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 182 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Fe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #9. Santa Fe Community College is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Northern New Mexico College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico ranking. Located in Espanola, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
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New Mexico State University - Alamogordo ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico list. NMSU Alamogordo is located in Alamogordo, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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University of New Mexico - Taos Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico ranking. UNM Taos is a public institution located in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico ranking. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 120 students in 2020-2021.
New Mexico Junior College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico list. New Mexico Junior College is a small public school situated in Hobbs, New Mexico. It awarded 27 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #16. This fairly large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 720 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico list. UNM Valencia is located in Los Lunas, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
Clovis Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico ranking. Clovis Community College is a small school located in Clovis, New Mexico that handed out 60 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Mesalands Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico list. Mesalands Community College is a small school located in Tucumcari, New Mexico that handed out 6 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico list. Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus is a small school located in Ruidoso, New Mexico that handed out 1 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Brookline College - Albuquerque landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico ranking. Brookline College - Albuquerque is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Western New Mexico University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #22. Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
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Navajo Technical University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico ranking. Crownpoint, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s health professions degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico ranking. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 178 diplomas to qualified associates’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
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New Mexico State University - Grants ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Health Professions Major in New Mexico list. This small school is located in Grants, New Mexico, and it awarded 14 associates’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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