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2023 Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

5 Schools Ranked
$22,835 Avg Student Debt

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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 and bootcamps 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, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in New Mexico to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

Southwestern College

Santa Fe, New Mexico
16 Total Awards
$22,937 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern College the most popular school in New Mexico for healthcare students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.

Since the graduate programs at SWC Santa Fe are online, the school is an excellent choice for graduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.

Full Southwestern College Report

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
14 Total Awards
$7,115 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 71% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNM. In fact, around 38% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

3 Total Awards
$5,926 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent 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 healthcare schools in New Mexico. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NMSU Main Campus. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 50% took at least some of their classes online.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

#3

New Mexico Highlands University

Las Vegas, New Mexico
3 Total Awards
$7,698 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Las Vegas, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 3 students in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at New Mexico Highlands University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#5

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, New Mexico
$5,163 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Western New Mexico University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico list.

Western New Mexico University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Western New Mexico University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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