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Nursing Schools in New Mexico

New Mexico contains 22 schools that offer nursing programs. New Mexico State University-Main Campus, the highest-ranking nursing school in NM, has a total student population of 18,526 and is the 396th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 22 nursing schools in New Mexico, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, ITT Technical Institute-Albuquerque comes out as the most expensive ($22,907/yr), with Navajo Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $2,488/yr.

Nursing students from New Mexico schools who go on to become nurses, registered nurses, practical nurses, pediatric nurses, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 2,583,770 people working as registered nurses alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $66,530. Also, Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses make on average $40,900 per year and there are about 728,670 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the New Mexico alone, there are 4,840 employed licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses earning an average yearly salary of $49,760. Registered nurses in this state earn $63,550/yr and there are 12,340 employed.

Also, within the nursing schools in New Mexico, the average student population is 2,774 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from nursing, there are 1598 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,262 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,963, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Nursing Programs in New Mexico

New Mexico State University-Main Campus

• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: PhD
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors, Masters

Navajo Technical College

• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Pima Medical Institute

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

ITT Technical Institute-Albuquerque

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

New Mexico Junior College

• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
  
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

University of Phoenix-New Mexico Campus

• Nursing Science (MS, PhD)
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Northern New Mexico College

• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
  
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Mesalands Community College

• Pre-Nursing Studies
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Western New Mexico University

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus

• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Central New Mexico Community College

• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

San Juan College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

New Mexico State University-Grants

• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Luna Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

New Mexico State University-Dona Ana

• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Santa Fe Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

New Mexico State University-Alamogordo

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Pre-Nursing Studies
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso

• Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate
• Pre-Nursing Studies
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Pre-Nursing Studies
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

New Mexico State University-Carlsbad

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Clovis Community College

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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New Mexico Interesting Facts

• Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the United States at 7,000 feet above sea level.
• The province that was once Spanish New Mexico included all of present day New Mexico, most of Colorado and Arizona, and slices of Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming. The Original American Territory of New Mexico that congress created in 1850 included all of New Mexico and Arizona plus parts of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. The boundaries of present day New Mexico were drawn by congress in 1863 but New Mexico didn't become a state until 1912.
• Each October Albuquerque hosts the world's largest international hot air balloon fiesta.
• Las Cruces makes the world's largest enchilada the first weekend in October at the "Whole Enchilada Fiesta".
• Lakes and Rivers make up only .002% of the state's total surface area. The lowest water-to-land ratio of all 50 states. Most of New Mexico's lakes are man-made reservoirs. A dam on the Rio Grande formed the Elephant Butte Reservoir the state's largest lake.

Top National Parks in New Mexico:

• Clayton Lake State Park »
• Cimaaron Canyon State Park »
• Navajo lake State Park »

Famous State Residents:

• Bruce Cabot »
• Conrad Hilton »
• Peter Hurd »

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