2025 Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico
11
Colleges in New Mexico
594
Associate Degrees
If you pursue a associate degree in
registered nursing, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #3 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 11 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 594 associate degrees in registered nursing to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Registered Nursing School for Your Associate Degree
The registered nursing associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to registered nursing students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of registered nursing students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized registered nursing related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for registered nursing students working on their associate degree.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Registered Nursing Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.