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Elementary Education at New Mexico Highlands University

If you plan to study elementary education, 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 approximately 2,777 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 37 elementary teaching majors received their bachelor's degree from New Mexico Highlands University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Elementary Education section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Elementary Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Teaching

Online Classes Are Available at New Mexico Highlands University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, New Mexico Highlands University does offer online courses in elementary teaching for the following degree levels:

New Mexico Highlands University Elementary Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks elementary teaching programs across the country. The following shows how New Mexico Highlands University performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The elementary teaching major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Elementary Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Online Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 7
Most Focused Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 10
Best Value Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 11
Best Elementary Education Graduate Certificate Schools 34
Most Popular Online Elementary Education Schools 48
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Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 77
Most Focused Elementary Education Schools 105
Best Value Elementary Education Schools 111
Most Focused Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 131
Most Popular Elementary Education Associate Degree Schools 143
Most Popular Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 234
Best Elementary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 502
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Elementary Teaching Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

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

New Mexico Highlands University Elementary Education Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 37 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from New Mexico Highlands University in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women. The typical elementary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 9% men. So male students are more repesented at New Mexico Highlands University since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its elementary teaching bachelor's program 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 bachelor's in elementary teaching.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 14
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

New Mexico Highlands University also has a doctoral program available in elementary teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Elementary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in elementary teaching 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 School Teachers 7,260 $55,390

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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