Nursing at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and approximately 2,896 students attend the school each year.

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

Western New Mexico University Nursing Rankings

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 Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of nursing master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in nursing each year. Western New Mexico University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 20% 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	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Western New Mexico University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western New Mexico University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing Practice	4

Related Majors

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.