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Nursing at Southeast New Mexico College

If you plan to study Nursing, you may want to check out the program at Southeast New Mexico College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southeast New Mexico College is in Carlsbad, NM.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 14 nursing degrees were awarded at Southeast New Mexico College.

Online Class Availability at Southeast New Mexico College

Online coursework is an option at Southeast New Mexico College. Of 1,431 students, 224 (16%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 356 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at Southeast New Mexico College

Use these rankings to compare Southeast New Mexico College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	New Mexico	#6 of 20
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#21 of 183
Best Value	Nationwide	#156 of 1,878

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from Southeast New Mexico College

Graduates of Southeast New Mexico College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$59,682
2 years	$63,997
3 years	$64,455
4 years	$72,107
5 years	$80,465

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Nursing graduates from Southeast New Mexico College take home a median $72,107, compared with $38,989 for all Southeast New Mexico College graduates — about 85% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from Southeast New Mexico College is $16,467.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Nursing graduates at Southeast New Mexico College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at Southeast New Mexico College are 100% women (14) and 0% men (0).

Nursing Associate’s Program at Southeast New Mexico College

Of the 14 associate’s nursing graduates at Southeast New Mexico College, 100% were women (14) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Southeast New Mexico College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	6
Hispanic / Latino	8

Minority students account for 57% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at Southeast New Mexico College, higher than the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at Southeast New Mexico College

This Nursing program at Southeast New Mexico College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	14

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Graduates of the Nursing program at Southeast New Mexico College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.