2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico
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Our analysis found Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New Mexico. ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ENMU - Main Campus are $8,568 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $21,944 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at ENMU - Main Campus. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
ENMU - Main Campus did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, the small public school handed out 35 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
New Mexico Highlands University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,532 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $21,905 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
New Mexico Highlands University does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
New Mexico Highlands University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western New Mexico University is a great place for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in Silver City, New Mexico that handed out 21 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Western New Mexico University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,540 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $29,049 in student loans.
Western New Mexico University does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
Western New Mexico University also took the #4 spot in our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.
Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 442 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNM are $25,243 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $22,079 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 56% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UNM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.
Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s value ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 119 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NMSU Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $23,767 in tuition and fees each year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $23,972 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at NMSU Main Campus. During the 2019-2020 year, about 55% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NMSU Main Campus is ranked #5 for overall quality in New Mexico.
With a ranking of #6, Brookline College - Albuquerque did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Brookline College - Albuquerque is a very small private for-profit school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 102 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Brookline College - Albuquerque are $0 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $40,613 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Since Brookline College - Albuquerque is primarily an online school, it is an excellent choice for undergraduate students who need more flexibility than what is offered at some other schools.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
References
- 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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