Health Professions at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if New Mexico State University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227. In 2021, 226 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from NMSU Main Campus.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

NMSU Main Campus Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at NMSU Main Campus

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NMSU Main Campus offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NMSU Main Campus Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at NMSU Main Campus compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at NMSU Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	396
	2,296

In 2021, 52 students received their master’s degree in health professions from NMSU Main Campus. This makes it the #566 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #484 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its health professions bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	135
White	67
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

NMSU Main Campus Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 52 health professions majors earned their master's degree from NMSU Main Campus. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	16
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

NMSU Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	138
Public Health	60
Communication Sciences	51
Mental & Social Health Services	26
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	12
Allied Health Professions	9

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Personal Care Aides	27,300	$21,020
Registered Nurses	16,730	$71,730
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	9,720	$53,930
Nursing Assistants	6,200	$28,310
Medical Assistants	5,960	$30,750

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.