Most Popular Nursing Schools in New Mexico
Nursing is offered at a wide range of schools. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most nursing students each year.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 20 schools in New Mexico offering nursing.
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Most Popular Schools for Nursing in New Mexico
Below are the schools that graduate the most nursing students in New Mexico.
Top 20 Most Popular Nursing Schools
University Of New Mexico Main Campus tops our list of the most popular nursing schools. University Of New Mexico Main Campus is a public school located in the city of Albuquerque. University Of New Mexico Main Campus graduated around 474 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Central New Mexico Community College is one of the most popular nursing schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Central New Mexico Community College is a public school located in the city of Albuquerque. This school awarded about 241 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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New Mexico State University Main Campus is one of the most popular nursing schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, New Mexico State University Main Campus is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 158 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Brookline College Albuquerque ranks #4 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Albuquerque, Brookline College Albuquerque is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 137 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Carrington College Albuquerque is one of the most popular nursing schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in the city of Albuquerque, Carrington College Albuquerque is a private for-profit university. Carrington College Albuquerque graduated around 78 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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New Mexico Highlands University ranked #6 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 49 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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San Juan College landed the #7 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Set in the rural area of Farmington, San Juan College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 47 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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New Mexico State University Dona Ana ranked #8 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the city of Las Cruces, New Mexico State University Dona Ana is a public institution. New Mexico State University Dona Ana graduated around 39 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Eastern New Mexico University Main Campus placed #9 for nursing by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Portales, Eastern New Mexico University Main Campus is a public institution. Eastern New Mexico University Main Campus graduated around 33 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Santa Fe Community College landed the #10 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Set in the rural area of Santa Fe, Santa Fe Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 33 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Eastern New Mexico University Roswell Campus ranked #11 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Eastern New Mexico University Roswell Campus is a public school located in the town of Roswell. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 31 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Clovis Community College comes in at #12 for nursing this year. Clovis Community College is a public school located in the town of Clovis. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 30 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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New Mexico Junior College landed the #13 spot among the most popular nursing schools. New Mexico Junior College is a public school located in the town of Hobbs. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 27 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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University Of New Mexico Taos Campus ranked #14 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Set in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos, University Of New Mexico Taos Campus is a public institution. University Of New Mexico Taos Campus graduated around 20 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Western New Mexico University ranked #15 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public university. Western New Mexico University graduated around 20 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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Luna Community College ranked #16 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Luna Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Las Vegas. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 19 students earned a degree in nursing from this school.
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Northern New Mexico College landed the #17 spot among the most popular nursing schools. Located in the town of Espanola, Northern New Mexico College is a public university. Northern New Mexico College graduated around 16 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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University Of New Mexico Gallup Campus ranked #18 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. Located in the town of Gallup, University Of New Mexico Gallup Campus is a public university. University Of New Mexico Gallup Campus graduated around 16 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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New Mexico State University Carlsbad ranked #19 on our list of the most popular nursing schools. New Mexico State University Carlsbad is a public school located in the rural area of Carlsbad. New Mexico State University Carlsbad graduated around 14 nursing students in the most recent data year.
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University Of New Mexico Valencia County Campus comes in at #20 for nursing this year. University Of New Mexico Valencia County Campus is a public school located in the rural area of Los Lunas. This school awarded about 11 nursing degrees in the most recent year.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.