General Educational Leadership & Administration at New Mexico Highlands University

If you plan to study general educational leadership & administration, take a look at what New Mexico Highlands University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,777.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Educational Leadership & Administration section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University General Educational Leadership & Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration

New Mexico Highlands University General Educational Leadership & Administration Rankings

Educational Leadership and Administration Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the educational leadership and administration majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Program

69% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of educational leadership and administration master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in educational leadership and administration each year. New Mexico Highlands University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the educational leadership and administration master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 36% 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 educational leadership and administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Careers That Educational Leadership and Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in educational leadership and administration 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
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