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Registered Nursing at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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Registered Nursing at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you plan to study registered nursing, take a look at what University of New Mexico - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311. In 2021, 441 registered nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from UNM.

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.

UNM Registered Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Registered Nursing
  • Master’s Degree in Registered Nursing

UNM Registered Nursing Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks registered nursing programs across the country. The following shows how UNM performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The registered nursing major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
9
Most Focused Registered Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools 26
65
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 160
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools 182
442
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 544
Best Registered Nursing Schools 862

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from UNM. This makes it the #86 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The registered nursing program at UNM awarded 441 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its registered nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 19
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 211
White 159
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 41

UNM Registered Nursing Master’s Program

73% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 registered nursing majors earned their master's degree from UNM. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 13% men graduate in registered nursing each year. UNM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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In the registered nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a master's in registered nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UNM also has a doctoral program available in registered nursing. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

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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