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Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

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$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Southwestern College

Santa Fe, NM

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern College the most popular school in New Mexico for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Santa Fe, SWC Santa Fe is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 94% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in health professions at UNM, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at New Mexico State 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. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

Women make up 67% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at New Mexico Highlands University 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 remote town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public school with a small student population.

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#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 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Health Professions Colleges 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 5 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).

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