2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing in New Mexico

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico” ranking.

With 313,362 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, nursing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $67,065 and had an average of $26,282 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 1,460 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,329 and $21,507 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,967 and $104,936 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico

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

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

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$144,240 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #1 spot in our “Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nursing at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$126,504 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Nursing Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #2 spot in our “Best Nursing 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 full report on Nursing at UNM

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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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