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Education at New Mexico Highlands University

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education program at New Mexico Highlands University stacks up to those at other schools.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and approximately 2,777 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Education section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Education Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Education
Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at New Mexico Highlands University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? New Mexico Highlands University offers distance education options for education at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

New Mexico Highlands University Education Rankings

The education major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Education Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University Education Bachelor’s Program

85% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a bachelor's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	63
White	31
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

New Mexico Highlands University Education Master’s Program

84% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 16% of education master's degrees went to men and 84% went to women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at New Mexico Highlands University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico Highlands University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	98
Student Counseling	49
Teacher Education Subject Specific	31
Special Education	30
Educational Administration	21
Curriculum & Instruction	13

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico Highlands University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Teacher Assistants	7,360	$22,180
Elementary School Teachers	7,260	$55,390
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Middle School Teachers	3,760	$52,810
Preschool Teachers	2,490	$34,100

References

*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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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