General Educational Leadership & Administration at New Mexico Highlands University

If you are interested in studying general educational leadership and administration, you may want to check out the program at New Mexico Highlands University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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

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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

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in educational leadership and administration from New Mexico Highlands University in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% 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 21% more men than average.

In the educational leadership and administration 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 educational leadership and administration.

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

Related Majors

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
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.