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2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in New Mexico

4 Colleges
$64,033 Avg Salary
$34,539 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions School for You

With 78 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions is the #11 most popular major in New Mexico.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the rehabilitation programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Mexico.

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

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#2

Southwestern College

Santa Fe, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Rehabilitation Professions Schools in New Mexico list. SWC Santa Fe is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Fe.

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#3

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western New Mexico University is a great place for rehabilitation and therapeutic professions students. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

After completing their degree, rehabilitation graduates from Western New Mexico University carry an average student debt load of $34,539.

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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 Rehabilitation Professions Schools in New Mexico list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

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Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,705
Arizona 271
Oklahoma 165

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, rehabilitation and therapeutic professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Rehabilitation Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Physical Therapy/Therapist 13,655
Occupational Therapy 9,958
Rehabilitation Science 1,161
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling 1,046
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 870
Art Therapy 858
Other Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 837
Music Therapy 665
Orthotist/Prosthetist 335
Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering 117
Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist 110
Animal-Assisted Therapy 85
Play Therapy 56
Dance Therapy 52
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, General 28

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 4 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 Barbara E. Carver.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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