Nursing at Western New Mexico University

If you plan to study nursing, take a look at what Western New Mexico University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,896. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Western New Mexico University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Western New Mexico University Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Western New Mexico University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Western New Mexico University does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Western New Mexico University Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Western New Mexico University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Western New Mexico University 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	105
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	237
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	474
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	557
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	860
Best Value Nursing Schools	868
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	909

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Western New Mexico University. This makes it the #535 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Western New Mexico University Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Western New Mexico University is $72,711. This is 16% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Western New Mexico University.

Western New Mexico University Nursing Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 nursing majors earned their bachelor's degree from Western New Mexico University. Of these graduates, 24% were men and 76% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Western New Mexico University since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Western New Mexico University with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Western New Mexico University Nursing Master’s Program

Of the 4 nursing students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Western New Mexico University, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New Mexico University with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Western New Mexico University also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 Western New Mexico University.

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.