2021 Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Mexico
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Finding the Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Health Professions is the most popular major in New Mexico with 1,342 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>. This means that of the 269,520 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 0.5% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Health Professions Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Mexico ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in health professions. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality health professions programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the health professions program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New Mexico
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying health professions.
Best Health Professions Schools for Non-Traditional Students
New Mexico Highlands University has taken the #1 spot in this year's health professions ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public college with a small student population. New Mexico Highlands University also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in New Mexico rankings.
The student loan default rate at New Mexico Highlands University is lower than is typical, just 3.5% of students default in three years. 1,449 students at New Mexico Highlands University are exclusively online. 1,042 students are part time.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population. UNM also made our Best Colleges for Health Professions in New Mexico list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. There are approximately 8,254 students at UNM that take at least one class online. About 7,459 of the students at UNM are attending part time.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. ENMU - Main Campus also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in New Mexico rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.0%. 2,997 of ENMU - Main Campus students are exclusively distance learners. 2,621 of ENMU - Main Campus students are attending part time.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces. NMSU Main Campus also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Health Professions in New Mexico rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.9%. There are approximately 7,734 students at NMSU Main Campus that take at least one class online. 3,478 students are part time.
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).
Health Professions is the most popular major in New Mexico with 1,342 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>. This means that of the 269,520 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 0.5% were from a college or university in the state.
