2025 Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

Allied Health Professions is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #57 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 57 bachelor's degrees in allied health professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on allied health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of allied health professions students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt allied health professions students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for allied health professions students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Allied Health Professions Schools

The allied health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Allied Health Professions in New Mexico

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in allied health professions.

Top New Mexico Schools for a Bachelor's in Allied Health

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

47 Annual Graduates

$57,714 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in allied health professions needs to look into University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the allied health program state that they receive average early career earnings of $57,714.

More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

10 Annual Graduates

New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in allied health professions. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	245	523
Arizona	200	171
Oklahoma	190	59

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Allied Health Professions Related Rankings by Major

Allied Health Professions is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Allied Health Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	28
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy	19
Athletic Training	10

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	830
Mental & Social Health Services	144
Communication Sciences	118
Public Health	59
Dental Support Services	43
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	41
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	16
Health/Medical Prep Programs	10
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	9
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.