by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in nursing, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at NMSU Main Campus paid an average of $963 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $277 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,981 | $17,330 |
| Fees | $945 | $945 |
nursing who receive their master’s degree from NMSU Main Campus make an average of $69,338 a year during the early days of their career. That is 29% lower than the national average of $97,473.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the nursing master’s degree program at NMSU Main Campus. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NMSU Main Campus Online Learning page.
About 80.0% of the students who received their Master’s in nursing in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 86.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 80.0% of the nursing master’s degrees at NMSU Main Campus in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | 5 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mental & Social Health Services | 21 |
| Public Health | 18 |
*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.
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