Student Counseling at New Mexico Highlands University

What traits are you looking for in a student counseling school? To help you decide if New Mexico Highlands University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's student counseling 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 Student Counseling section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Student Counseling Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Student Counseling

New Mexico Highlands University Student Counseling Rankings

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Student Counseling Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

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

New Mexico Highlands University Student Counseling Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students earned a master's degree in student counseling from New Mexico Highlands University. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in student counseling each year. New Mexico Highlands University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the student counseling master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% 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 student counseling.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Student Counseling

The following student counseling 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
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	49

Related Majors

• Curriculum & Instruction
• Educational Administration
• Special Education
• Teacher Education Subject Specific
• Teacher Education Grade Specific

Careers That Student Counseling Grads May Go Into

A degree in student counseling 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
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	1,550	$56,200

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.