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General Educational Leadership at Western New Mexico University

If you plan to study General Educational Leadership, consider the program at Western New Mexico University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western New Mexico University is in Silver City, NM.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 23 general educational leadership degrees were granted at Western New Mexico University.

Online & Distance Learning at Western New Mexico University

Online coursework is an option at Western New Mexico University. Of 3,531 students, 2,131 (60%) studied exclusively online and 786 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of General Educational Leadership graduates at Western New Mexico University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Educational Leadership graduates at Western New Mexico University are 74% women (17) and 26% men (6).

General Educational Leadership Master’s Program at Western New Mexico University

Among the 15 master’s general educational leadership degrees awarded at Western New Mexico University, 60% were women (9) and 40% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of General Educational Leadership master’s degree recipients at Western New Mexico University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 73% of General Educational Leadership master’s degree recipients at Western New Mexico University, above the national average of 33%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for General Educational Leadership Graduates

Those who complete General Educational Leadership program at Western New Mexico University pursue many career paths. Below are the best-paid careers for General Educational Leadership majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$178,795
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$161,927
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$129,049
Education Administrators, All Other	$91,340

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.