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Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico

2023 Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico

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$41,121 Avg Salary
$14,988 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree School for You

Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants is one of the most popular subjects to study in New Mexico. With 424 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many trade school programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Nursing & Nursing Assistants Associate Degree Trade Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Mexico to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for practical nursing majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found New Mexico Junior College to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Mexico. New Mexico Junior College is a small public school located in the town of Hobbs.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at New Mexico Junior College

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Carlsbad the most popular school in New Mexico for practical nursing & nursing assistants students working on their associate degree. NMSU Carlsbad is a small public school located in the rural area of Carlsbad.

Read full report on Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Dona Ana to be the most popular school for practical nursing & nursing assistants students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Mexico. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

Full Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Report

Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,411
Texas 4,240
Oklahoma 2,054

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, practical nursing & nursing assistants has other similar majors worth exploring.

Practical Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 45,031
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide 35,655
Other Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants 4,653

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Allied Health Professions 83,905
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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