Educational Administration at New Mexico Highlands University

What traits are you looking for in a education admin school? To help you decide if New Mexico Highlands University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's education admin program.

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 Educational Administration section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Educational Administration Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education Admin

New Mexico Highlands University Educational Administration Rankings

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Education Admin Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

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

New Mexico Highlands University Educational Administration Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 education admin majors earned their master's degree from New Mexico Highlands University. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in education admin each year. New Mexico Highlands University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

In the education admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 92% of degree recipients. That is 59% 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 admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Educational Administration

The following education admin 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
General Educational Leadership & Administration	21

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Special Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Student Counseling
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

Careers That Education Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in education admin 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
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	1,580	$85,530
Postsecondary Education Administrators	630	$91,000
Preschool Education Administrators	300	$46,340
Education Administrators	280	$70,920

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
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.