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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in New Mexico. In total, 1,390 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in New Mexico.

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Main Campus to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Mexico. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 27% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 88% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#3

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Western New Mexico University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New Mexico. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the nursing majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

Read full report on Nursing at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 12,966
Texas 21,862
Oklahoma 3,009

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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