Federal data

Highest earning registered nursing programs in New Mexico

New Mexico registered nursing programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.

RankSchoolCitySectorMedian earnings, 1 year afterGraduates counted
1New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas VegasPublic, 4-year$88,13751
2University of New MexicoAlbuquerquePublic, 4-year$82,216513
3Brookline CollegeAlbuquerqueFor-profit, 4-year$78,980343
4Western New Mexico UniversitySilver CityPublic, 4-year$73,66634
5New Mexico State UniversityLas CrucesPublic, 4-year$73,229145

Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.

How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.