Nursing Practice at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,896.

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

Western New Mexico University Nursing Practice Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Nursing Practice

Online Classes Are Available at Western New Mexico University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Western New Mexico University does offer online courses in nursing practice for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Western New Mexico University Nursing Practice Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Nursing Practice Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University Nursing Practice Master’s Program

The nursing practice program at Western New Mexico University awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

In the nursing practice master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New Mexico University with a master's in nursing practice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Registered Nursing

Careers That Nursing Practice Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing practice 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 Western New Mexico University.

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

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.