by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UNM paid an average of $1,027 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $329 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,920 | $18,489 |
| Fees | $1,401 | $1,401 |
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The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from UNM is $99,648 per year. That is 2% higher than the national average of $97,473.
UNM does not offer an online option for its nursing master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNM Online Learning page.
Women made up around 89.1% of the nursing students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in nursing at UNM in 2019-2020, 45.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 46 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 36 |
| Dental Support Services | 9 |
| Allied Health Professions | 17 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 3 |
| Public Health | 34 |
*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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