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Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in New Mexico

12 Colleges
$47,776 Avg Salary
$18,339 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in New Mexico to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for trade school students.

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2023 Best Allied Health Professions Schools in New Mexico

The colleges and universities below are the best for allied health majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Allied Health Professions Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque the best school in New Mexico for allied health professions students. Located in the city of Albuquerque, PMI Albuquerque is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best allied health professions schools in New Mexico. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Carlsbad is a great place for allied health professions students. Located in the rural area of Carlsbad, NMSU Carlsbad is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public college with a small student population.

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University of New Mexico - Taos Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in New Mexico list. UNM Taos is a small public school located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos.

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Central New Mexico Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools in New Mexico ranking. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best allied health professions programs. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

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With a ranking of #9, Clovis Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for allied health professions students. Located in the remote town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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#10

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for allied health professions students. It came in at #10 on the list. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.

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Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

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 12 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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