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2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico

20 Colleges
$25,047 Avg Salary
$10,411 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants School for You

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

Check out the practical nursing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Mexico.

Our analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the most popular school for practical nursing and nursing assistants students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. CNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at CNM take out is $8,250.

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The excellent programs at Clovis Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New Mexico. Located in the town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that practical nursing majors at Clovis Community College take out is $10,122.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New Mexico. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#4

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico list. SJC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.

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The excellent programs at Pima Medical Institute - Albuquerque helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best practical nursing and nursing assistants schools in New Mexico. Located in the city of Albuquerque, PMI Albuquerque is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, practical nursing graduates from PMI Albuquerque take out $8,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Santa Fe Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico ranking. SFCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Santa Fe.

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New Mexico State University - Alamogordo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. NMSU Alamogordo is a small public school located in the rural area of Alamogordo.

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Brookline College - Albuquerque landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Brookline College - Albuquerque is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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New Mexico State University - Grants came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the town of Grants, NMSU Grants is a public college with a small student population.

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University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular practical nursing and nursing assistants programs. Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 97
Arizona 57
Oklahoma 57

One of 30 majors within the area of study, practical nursing and nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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