2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in New Mexico

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in New Mexico for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 266,651 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, registered nursing is the 3rd most popular major in the United States.

Across New Mexico, there were 1,352 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 62 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,709 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in New Mexico for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in registered nursing. To top this list, a school must have a successful registered nursing program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in New Mexico for a Master’s

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

Top 3 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Registered Nursing in New Mexico

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 overall quality in New Mexico

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in New Mexico for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified masters’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.

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2

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, New Mexico

#11 overall quality in New Mexico

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 #2 for the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in New Mexico for a Master’s. ENMU - Main Campus is a public institution located in Portales, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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3

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, New Mexico

#5 overall quality in New Mexico

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 #3 for the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in New Mexico for a Master’s. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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