Around 0.2% of New Mexico's graduates graduate from healthcare management degree programs every year. Thus, New Mexico's 2 healthcare management schools put out approximately 79 healthcare managers each year.

Top Schools

Central New Mexico Community College, which is located in Albuquerque, is the top-ranked school in New Mexico that has a healthcare management program. It received a ranking of 89th in the country in 2010. 9 students graduated with a degree in healthcare management from Central New Mexico Community College in 2010. Students at Central New Mexico Community College paid $1,812 per year in tuition fees.

Cost

Tuition at New Mexico's healthcare management schools ranges from $1,812 per year to $1,812 per year. But, the average tuition is $1,812 per year. The New Mexico healthcare management schools with the highest tuition rates in 2010 were:

1. Central New Mexico Community College - located in Albuquerque, students are charged $1,812 per year

The following New Mexico healthcare management schools had the lowest tuition rates:

1. Central New Mexico Community College - located in Albuquerque, students are charged $1,812 per year

A healthcare management degree from a New Mexico school... what next?

The highest percentage of healthcare management graduates in New Mexico pursue careers as a healthcare manager. In 2010, there were 1,390 healthcare managers working in New Mexico. In New Mexico, the largest numbers of healthcare managers work in the following counties:

1. Bernalillo County - 690 healthcare managers
2. Chaves County - 210 healthcare managers
3. Santa Fe County - 150 healthcare managers

Projected Growth

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that by 2018, an estimated 1,870 healthcare managers will be working in New Mexico state. This would require the number of healthcare managers to grow by 16%.

Salary

A healthcare manager in New Mexico makes an average of $102,700 per year. In 2010, however, some New Mexico healthcare managers earned as little as less than $38,890 per year or as much as more than $164,910 per year. On average a healthcare manager earns the most in the following New Mexico counties:

1. Bernalillo County - $113,320 per year
2. Dona Ana County - $98,430 per year
3. Cibola County - $95,160 per year

On average, healthcare managers earns the least in the following New Mexico counties:

1. Chaves County - $85,370 per year
2. San Juan County - $89,520 per year
3. Cibola County - $95,160 per year

More Information

Take a look at the graphs and charts below for additional New Mexico statistics regarding a career in healthcare management and to compare salaries with a variety of related fields such as healthcare management or business management.