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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

3 Schools Ranked
$38,336 Avg Student Debt

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
77 Total Awards
$7,363 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 77 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 79% were women.

UNM 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. 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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53 Total Awards
$6,192 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. This fairly large public school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 53 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.

One thing to take note of is that NMSU Main Campus does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 62% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, New Mexico
152 Total Awards
$6,008 Average Tuition & Fees
$38,336 Avg Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Silver City, New Mexico, the small public school awarded 152 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

Graduate Certificate recipients from Western New Mexico University accumulate an average of $38,336 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.

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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 3 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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