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Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the nursing majors at the school.

Full Nursing at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

Out of the 4 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in nursing at ENMU - Main Campus, 12% are male and 88% are female.

Full Nursing at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report

#3

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Out of the 4 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in nursing at Western New Mexico University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Nursing at Western New Mexico University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

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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 4 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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