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Nursing at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received their master's degree in nursing.

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

UNM Nursing Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing
  • Doctorate Degree in Nursing

UNM Nursing Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #163 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Nursing Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Nursing Master’s Program

73% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 41 students who graduated with a master’s in nursing from UNM in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. UNM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 University of New Mexico - 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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