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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

8 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor'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 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New Mexico to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Main Campus to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New Mexico. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 673 students majoring in health professions at UNM, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

Women make up 86% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in New Mexico. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 93% of the health professions majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the remote town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 116 students majoring in health professions at New Mexico Highlands University, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Brookline College - Albuquerque is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Brookline College - Albuquerque is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Women make up 82% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#6

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

With a ranking of #6, Western New Mexico University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in health professions at Western New Mexico University, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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

Full Health Professions at University of the Southwest Report

Northern New Mexico College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Espanola, Northern New Mexico College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 8 schools only.

  • 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.

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