2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k

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 Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Registered Nursing is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 259,493 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across New Mexico, there were 1,437 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 69 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in registered nursing. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality registered nursing programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the registered nursing program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in New Mexico

#1

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Portales, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$7,110 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ENMU - Main Campus are $7,110.

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#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

$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 #2 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 46 diplomas to qualified masters’s registered nursing students in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing (Income $75-$110k)

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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