Nursing at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 14,227 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
NMSU Main Campus Nursing Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
NMSU Main Campus Nursing Rankings
The nursing major at NMSU Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #187 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.
NMSU Main Campus Nursing Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 116 |
White | 50 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
NMSU Main Campus Nursing Master’s Program
Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from NMSU Main Campus, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a master's in nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 5 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Concentrations Within Nursing
If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Registered Nursing | 123 |
Nursing Practice | 15 |
Related Majors
- Allied Health Professions
- Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
- Mental & Social Health Services
- Communication Sciences
- Public Health
Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into
A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.
Occupation | Jobs in NM | Average Salary in NM |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 16,730 | $71,730 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 1,640 | $122,650 |
Nurse Practitioners | 980 | $109,810 |
Nurse Midwives | 110 | $97,930 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 80 | $64,660 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By AllenS under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.