Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

7 Colleges
$70,048 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health professions was ranked 2nd in New Mexico. In fact, 3,731 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico

Check out the health professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New Mexico Schools for a Master's in Health Professions

Our analysis found Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Mexico. Located in the small city of Santa Fe, Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Full Health Professions at Southwest Acupuncture College - Santa Fe Report

Request Information

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

Read More…

Request Information

The excellent master’s degree programs at New Mexico Highlands University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in New Mexico. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Health Professions at New Mexico Highlands University

Request Information

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Health Professions at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

Request Information
#5

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Health Professions at Western New Mexico University

Request Information

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

Full Health Professions at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

Request Information

University of the Southwest landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree health professions programs. USW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Hobbs.

Read full report on Health Professions at University of the Southwest

Request Information

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 24,705
Texas 45,833
Oklahoma 6,642

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596
Health Sciences & Services 35,945
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 29,833
Mental & Social Health Services 29,053
Medicine 28,629
Dental Support Services 26,399
Communication Sciences 22,298
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 20,393
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 18,901
Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services 10,751
Health/Medical Prep Programs 9,210
Other Health Professions 7,984
Dentistry 6,770
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 6,158
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 5,115
Alternative Medicine & Systems 3,564
Chiropractic 2,658
Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies 2,374
Medical Illustration & Informatics 2,089
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,775
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 960
Medical Science 909
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 294
Alternative Medical Support Services 227
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 68

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.