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Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico

3 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Mexico. With 1,390 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Mexico to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Main Campus to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in New Mexico. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#2

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western New Mexico University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 21,862
Arizona 12,966
Oklahoma 3,009

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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