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Registered Nursing at New Mexico Highlands University

What traits are you looking for in a registered nursing school? To help you decide if New Mexico Highlands University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's registered nursing program.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,777. In 2021, 35 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from New Mexico Highlands University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Registered Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at New Mexico Highlands University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, New Mexico Highlands University does offer online courses in registered nursing for the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

New Mexico Highlands University Registered Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the registered nursing progam at New Mexico Highlands University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 90
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 120
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Schools 132
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Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 559
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools 579
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 653
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 763
Best Registered Nursing Schools 802
818
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools 1,378
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools 1,496

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the registered nursing majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

77% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from New Mexico Highlands University. About 77% of these graduates were women and the other 23% were men. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at New Mexico Highlands University since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

New Mexico Highlands University also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico Highlands University.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Registered Nurses 16,730 $71,730
Nursing Instructors and Professors 80 $64,660

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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