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Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade 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 750 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

With all the trade school 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for trade school students.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Schools in New Mexico

Check out the allied health basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New Mexico Trade Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Allied Health Professions

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Dona Ana the best school in New Mexico for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is a great place for allied health professions students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public college with a small student population.

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

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Out of the 8 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best basic certificate allied health professions programs. SJC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

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Santa Fe Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for allied health professions students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. SFCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Basic Certificate Trade Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the remote town of Roswell, ENMU - Roswell Campus is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,843
Texas 5,249
Oklahoma 987

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 27,240
Physician Assistant 12,000
Radiologic Technology 10,633
Surgical Technology 7,412
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,569
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 6,160
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,080
Athletic Training 3,408
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 2,012
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,367
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 773
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 652
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 575
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 391
Polysomnography 233
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 147
Mammography Technician/Technology 109
Cardiopulmonary Technology 51
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 48
Hearing Instrument Specialist 18
Orthopedic Technology 17
Gene/Genetic Therapy 10

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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