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Registered Nursing at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

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Registered Nursing at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

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

NMSU Dona Ana is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 7,028 students attend the school each year.

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

NMSU Dona Ana Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Registered Nursing

NMSU Dona Ana Registered Nursing Rankings

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Registered Nursing Student Demographics at NMSU Dona Ana

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

NMSU Dona Ana Registered Nursing Associate’s Program

78% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of registered nursing associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in registered nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at NMSU Dona Ana may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

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NMSU Dona Ana does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in registered nursing graduates 37% 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 - Dona Ana with a associate's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 - Dona Ana.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Registered Nurses 16,730 $71,730
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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