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2023 Best Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

4 Schools Ranked
$36,372 Avg Student Debt

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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349 Total Awards
$31,263 Avg Student Debt

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus the best school in New Mexico for nursing students working on their master’s degree. ENMU - Main Campus is a public institution located in Portales, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 349 master’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Master’s Degree recipients from ENMU - Main Campus accumulate an average of $31,263 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.

ENMU - Main Campus does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2020-2021 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
1,140 Total Awards
$7,363 Average Tuition & Fees
$39,396 Avg Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 1,140 students in 2021-2022.

On average, master’s degree students take out $39,396 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Online graduate courses are available at UNM, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 41% took at least some of their classes online.

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735 Total Awards
$6,192 Average Tuition & Fees
$28,049 Avg Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the fairly large public school handed out 735 master’s degree awards in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their master’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $28,049 in student loans.

NMSU Main Campus does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2020-2021 year, about 62% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#4

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, New Mexico
268 Total Awards
$6,008 Average Tuition & Fees
$42,434 Avg Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western New Mexico University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 268 master’s degrees to qualified students.

On average, master’s degree students take out $42,434 in loans while pursuing their degree.

Western New Mexico University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2020-2021 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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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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