2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 7,550 people earned their degree in nursing practice, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States.

Across New Mexico, there were 18 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,967 and $104,936 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing practice programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nursing practice program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nursing Practice at NMSU Main Campus

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nursing practice students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nursing Practice at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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