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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

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 106 degrees and certificates from a New Mexico school, making the subject the 9th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Mexico to see which master's degree 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.

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

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Main Campus to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Mexico. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Of the 41 students majoring in nursing at UNM, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in New Mexico. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

About 88% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#3

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

About 75% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Out of the 4 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Nursing at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3,662
Arizona 3,385
Oklahoma 165

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

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.

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