Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services at New Mexico Highlands University

If you plan to study counselor education/school counseling and guidance services, 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 Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services

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Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the counselor education/school counseling and guidance services majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students earned a master's degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services 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 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services 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 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services 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 counselor education/school counseling and guidance services.

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

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Careers That Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in counselor education/school counseling and guidance services 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

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