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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

3 Colleges
$64,238 Avg Salary
$28,730 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular online bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found New Mexico Highlands University to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in New Mexico. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

Of the 35 students majoring in nursing at New Mexico Highlands University, 23% are male and 77% are female.

The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at New Mexico Highlands University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,706.

Full Nursing at New Mexico Highlands University Report

#2

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

Women make up 76% of the nursing majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from Western New Mexico University carry an average student debtload of $32,712.

Full Nursing at Western New Mexico University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great place for nursing students working on their online bachelor’s degree. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

Women make up 90% of the nursing majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nursing majors at ENMU - Main Campus accumulate an average of around $24,619 in student debt.

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

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

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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 3 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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