2025 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

Respiratory Care Therapy is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #31 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 65 associate degrees in respiratory care therapy to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Respiratory Care Therapy School for Your Associate Degree

The respiratory care therapy/therapist associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on respiratory care therapy students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other respiratory care therapy students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized respiratory care therapy related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for respiratory care therapy students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Respiratory Care Therapy Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Respiratory Care Therapy Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Respiratory Care Therapy in New Mexico

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in respiratory care therapy.

Top New Mexico Schools for an Associate in Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

1

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in respiratory care therapy needs to look into Central New Mexico Community College. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Central New Mexico Community College

2

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in respiratory care therapy has to take a look at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Las Cruces.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

3

Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus
Roswell, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. Located in the remote town of Roswell, ENMU - Roswell Campus is a public university with a small student population.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus

4

Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque
Albuquerque, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in respiratory care therapy. PMI Albuquerque is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Albuquerque.More information about a associate in respiratory care therapy from Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque

Best Respiratory Care Therapy Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	400
Arizona	349	147
Oklahoma	222	87

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Respiratory Care Therapy Related Rankings by Major

One of 23 majors within the Allied Health Professions area of study, Respiratory Care Therapy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Radiologic Technology	57
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	30
Surgical Technology	29
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	27
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	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.