2024 Best Registered Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

If you pursue a master's degree in registered nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #4 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of registered nursing. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 62 master's degrees in registered nursing during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’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 registered nursing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of registered nursing students who choose to seek a master'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 registered nursing related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Registered Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Registered Nursing in New Mexico

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

Top New Mexico Schools for a Master's in Registered Nursing

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

41 Annual Graduates

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great choice for students pursuing a master's degree in registered nursing. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in registered nursing from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

2

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in registered nursing. ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Portales.More information about a master’s in registered nursing from Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Best Registered Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	542	76
Arizona	322	908
Oklahoma	257	40

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Rankings in Majors Related to Registered Nursing

Registered Nursing is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Registered Nursing

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing Practice	4

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.