Nursing Schools In New Mexico
Nursing classes faculty can choose to work at one of 25 accredited nursing schools in New Mexico. The following statistics and charts help analyze the current state of the nursing academic community in New Mexico, and the future trends in nursing training at the following levels:
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Professional Trends
New Mexico Vs. National Nursing Employment
| New Mexico | 26,370 |
| National | 5,150,780 |
Approximately 1% of the country's nursing professionals work in New Mexico state.
Employment Growth for Nursing professionals In New Mexico
| 24,710 | 24,980 | 26,450 | 26,460 | 26,370 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of nursing professionals is growing in New Mexico. In New Mexico, 1,660 more nursing professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of nursing professionals has grown by 7%. This growth is slower than the change in the number of nursing professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of nursing professionals has grown by 7% from 2006 to 2010.
Nursing VS. All Professions salaries in New Mexico
| $54,222 | $54,546 | $55,402 | $57,758 | $47,776 |
| $40,511 | $43,009 | $44,801 | $46,220 | $46,794 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Nursing
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of nursing professionals is growing, the salaries paid to nursing professionals are decreasing in New Mexico. The mean salary for nursing professionals in 2006 was $54,222 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $47,776 per year.
Salary percentiles for Nursing professionals in New Mexico
10th percentile |
$30,606 |
25th percentile |
$37,268 |
50th percentile |
$44,942 |
75th percentile |
$56,334 |
90th percentile |
$69,154 |
This represents a decline in salaries of 13%. State trends for all professions are quite different from this decline. Within the field of nursing, there is a huge variation in pay, with the highest paid nursing professionals earning 126% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket in New Mexico state.
Average Salaries for Nursing professionals and related professions in New Mexico
BSN |
$66,090 |
Forensic Nursing |
$51,350 |
Gerontology |
$52,234 |
Nursing |
$47,776 |
RN to BSN |
$66,090 |
In New Mexico, nursing professionals earn, on average, less than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Nursing programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Mexico
associate |
21 |
bachelor |
8 |
master |
4 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
18 |
| Total | 52 |
The number of students graduating from the 25 accredited nursing schools in New Mexico is increasing. In 2006 there were 281 nursing graduates from nursing courses in New Mexico and in 2010 there were 1,505 graduates.
There was an increase in the number of nursing school degree or certificate graduates in New Mexico by 436%. Most of these graduates, or 40%, earned a associate's degree in nursing.