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2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$6,068 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in New Mexico with 1,390 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nursing majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus the best value school in New Mexico for nursing students working on their master’s degree. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ENMU - Main Campus are $5,351 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ENMU - Main Campus is ranked #1 for overall quality for nursing in New Mexico.

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#2

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

The excellent master’s degree programs at Western New Mexico University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in New Mexico. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Western New Mexico University are $5,163 a year.

Western New Mexico University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

Full Nursing at Western New Mexico University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

UNM graduate students pay an average of $7,115 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNM also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico rankings.

Full Nursing at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in New Mexico. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NMSU Main Campus are $5,926 a year.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list.

Read full report on Nursing at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 21,862
Arizona 12,966
Oklahoma 3,009

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

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