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Nursing at San Juan College

If you are interested in studying Nursing, take a look at what San Juan College. Get started with the following essential facts.

San Juan College is in Farmington, NM.

During the most recent reporting year, 47 nursing degrees were awarded at San Juan College.

Online Class Availability at San Juan College

Many students take online classes at San Juan College. Among 6,452 students, 1,809 (28%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,510 (23%) took at least some classes online.

Nursing Rankings at San Juan College

Rankings can help you compare San Juan College’s Nursing program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	New Mexico	#4 of 19
Best Value	New Mexico	#4 of 20
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#13 of 183
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#64 of 192
Best Value	Nationwide	#98 of 1,878
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#605 of 1,918

Earnings for Nursing Graduates from San Juan College

Those who finish San Juan College’s Nursing program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$59,191
2 years	$63,005
3 years	$63,917
4 years	$68,400
5 years	$81,107

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Nursing graduates from San Juan College take home a median $68,400, compared with $38,226 for all San Juan College graduates — about 79% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Nursing graduates from San Juan College stands at $19,993.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Nursing graduates at San Juan College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Nursing graduates at San Juan College are 87% women (41) and 13% men (6).

Nursing Associate’s Program at San Juan College

Of the 47 associate’s nursing degrees awarded at San Juan College, 87% were women (41) and 13% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at San Juan College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	19
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	10
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	2
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of Nursing associate’s degree recipients at San Juan College, above the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Nursing Concentrations at San Juan College

This Nursing program at San Juan College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Registered Nursing	47

Highest-Paying Careers for Nursing Graduates

Those who complete Nursing program at San Juan College pursue many career paths. Below are the best-paid careers for Nursing graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nurse Practitioners	$147,651
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$143,854
Medical and Health Services Managers	$129,557
Registered Nurses	$105,741
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,718
Nurse Anesthetists	$66,747
Critical Care Nurses	$65,103
Acute Care Nurses	$56,247
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$52,889
Nurse Midwives	$36,174

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.