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Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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2023 Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 8th in New Mexico. In fact, 159 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Public Health Master's Degree 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 2 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Public Health program at each school on the list.

Check out the public health master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Mexico.

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

Women make up 79% of the public health majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular public health schools in New Mexico. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

Of the 21 students majoring in public health at NMSU Main Campus, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 2,111
Arizona 1,067
Oklahoma 312

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, public health has other similar majors worth exploring.

Public Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Environmental Health 1,344
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43

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
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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