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

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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 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 each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
41 Total Awards
$7,115 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Albuquerque, New Mexico, the large public school handed out 41 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UNM. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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17 Total Awards

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 Portales, New Mexico, the small public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.

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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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4 Total Awards
$5,926 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent master’s degree programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New Mexico. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, the fairly large public school handed out 4 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

Some students 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.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

#3

Western New Mexico University

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

The excellent 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. Western New Mexico University is a small public school situated in Silver City, New Mexico. It awarded 4 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 75% of those degree recipients were women.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Western New Mexico University. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 95% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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