2022 Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 259,493 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.

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 Getting Aid” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the registered 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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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 Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico master’s degree registered nursing students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in New Mexico (With Aid)

#1

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Portales, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$7,110 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 18 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus also took the #2 spot in our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus are $7,110, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Registered Nursing at ENMU - Main Campus

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 46 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.

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

#3

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Registered Nursing Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 masters’s registered nursing degrees 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.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Registered Nursing Report

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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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