Health Professions at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at University of New Mexico - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNM Health Professions Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

UNM Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at UNM 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.

There were 188 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #155 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

80% Women

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	29
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	326
White	202
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	63

UNM Health Professions Master’s Program

82% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

In the health professions master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	61
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	508
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	97
Public Health	86
Medicine	84
Communication Sciences	75
Dental Support Services	61
Allied Health Professions	53
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	36
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	20
Health/Medical Prep Programs	16

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 University of New Mexico - 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
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