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2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico

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Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate School for You

Allied Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Mexico. With 295 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 4th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a basic certificate in New Mexico. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a large student population.

About 44% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 56% are male.

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San Juan College

Farmington, NM

The in-demand basic certificate programs at San Juan College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in New Mexico. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 49% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 51% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Santa Fe Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in New Mexico. Located in the suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 27% of the allied health majors at the school.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in New Mexico. UNM Gallup is a small public school located in the rural area of Gallup.

Women make up 54% of the allied health majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

Women make up 50% of the allied health majors at the school.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Roswell.

About 50% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 50% are male.

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University of New Mexico - Taos Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos, UNM Taos is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 17% of the allied health majors at the school.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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New Mexico State University - Alamogordo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the rural area of Alamogordo, NMSU Alamogordo is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. UNM Valencia is a small public school located in the rural area of Los Lunas.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3,806
Arizona 1,032
Oklahoma 442

Allied Health Professions is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 26,641
Physician Assistant 11,351
Radiologic Technology 9,790
Surgical Technology 7,583
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,845
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 5,396
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,850
Athletic Training 3,767
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 1,911
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,405
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 619
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 568
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 525
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 379
Polysomnography 302
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 138
Mammography Technician/Technology 69
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 51
Cardiopulmonary Technology 40
Hearing Instrument Specialist 32
Gene/Genetic Therapy 31
Orthopedic Technology 15

Related 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
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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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