2024 Best Nursing Practice Doctor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

Nursing Practice is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #7 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Nursing Practice Doctor's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 doctor's degrees in nursing practice during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to nursing practice students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of nursing practice students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized nursing practice related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for nursing practice students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Nursing Practice Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Nursing Practice Doctor's Degree Schools in New Mexico list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing Practice in New Mexico

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing practice.

Top New Mexico Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing Practice

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in nursing practice needs to check out University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat New Mexico State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	309	242
Arizona	171	543
Oklahoma	124	43

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Nursing Practice Related Rankings by Major

One of 23 majors within the Nursing area of study, Nursing Practice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nursing Practice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Science	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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