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Nursing at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad stacks up to those at other schools.

NMSU Carlsbad is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico and has a total student population of 1,203.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

NMSU Carlsbad Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Nursing

NMSU Carlsbad Nursing Rankings

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Nursing Student Demographics at NMSU Carlsbad

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad.

NMSU Carlsbad Nursing Associate’s Program

88% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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NMSU Carlsbad does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Carlsbad with a associate's in nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Nursing

If you plan to be a nursing major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico State University - Carlsbad. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing 16

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Carlsbad.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Registered Nurses 16,730 $71,730
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,640 $122,650
Nurse Practitioners 980 $109,810
Nurse Midwives 110 $97,930
Nursing Instructors and Professors 80 $64,660

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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