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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamp that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for nursing students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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Our analysis found Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus to be the best school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Mexico.

Online graduate courses are available at ENMU - Main Campus, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
$7,115 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

One thing to take note of is that UNM does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 38% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$5,926 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NMSU Main Campus. In 2019-2020 about 50% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, New Mexico
$5,163 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Western New Mexico University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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