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New Mexico State University - Main Campus Doctorate in Nursing

14 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
$144,240 Average Salary
YES Online Classes

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in nursing, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Nursing from NMSU Main Campus Cost?

$5,926 Average Tuition and Fees

NMSU Main Campus Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at NMSU Main Campus paid an average of $963 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $277 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $4,981 $17,330
Fees $945 $945

How Much Can You Make With a Doctorate in Nursing From NMSU Main Campus?

$144,240 Average Salary
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The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their doctor’s degree from NMSU Main Campus is $144,240 per year. That is 25% higher than the national average of $115,628.

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Does NMSU Main Campus Offer an Online Doctorate in Nursing?

If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. NMSU Main Campus does offer online classes in its nursing doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NMSU Main Campus Online Learning page.

NMSU Main Campus Doctorate Student Diversity for Nursing

14 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
85.7% Women
42.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 14 students received their doctor’s degree in nursing. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 85.7% of the students who received their Doctorate in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in nursing at NMSU Main Campus in 2019-2020, 42.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Doctorate in Nursing Focus Areas at NMSU Main Campus

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Nursing Science 1
Nursing Practice 13

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*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.

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