Graduate Programs at New Mexico Highlands University

Graduate School Overview

New Mexico Highlands University (referred to as New Mexico Highlands) is a Public, 4 years school located in Las Vegas, NM.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1937 - Current[Estimated Date]).

New Mexico Highlands Directory Information
School Name	New Mexico Highlands University (New Mexico Highlands)
Address	803 University Ave, Las Vegas, NM 87701
Phone	505-425-7511
Web	https://www.nmhu.edu
Online Application	https://apply.nmhu.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://www.newmexicohighlands.com/admissions/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of New Mexico Highlands is $7,860 for New Mexico residents and $12,636 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,052 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 2,677 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 60 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 9 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$12,636 $7,860 for New Mexico Residents
Student Population	1,052
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	60 graduate programs (9 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at New Mexico Highlands is $7,860 for New Mexico residents and $12,636 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $228 for New Mexico residents and $420 for out-of-state students.

New Mexico Highlands offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
New Mexico Residents	$7,860
Out-of-State	$12,636
Tuition per Credit Hour
New Mexico Residents	$228
Out-of-State	$420

New Mexico Highlands offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	9 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of New Mexico Highlands University is $7,860 for New Mexico residents and $12,636 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 34.81% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	New Mexico Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$4,968	$1,830	$9,072	$1,830
2019-2020	$5,112	$1,878	$9,336	$1,878
2020-2021	$5,304	$1,950	$9,696	$1,950
2021-2022	$5,580	$2,118	$9,036	$2,118
2022-2023	$4,109	$1,736	$7,565	$1,808
2023-2024	$5,488	$2,372	$10,264	$2,372

The graduate school tuition & fees of New Mexico Highlands is average compared to public graduate schools in New Mexico. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the New Mexico graduate tuition is $14,377 (public) / $23,181 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
New Mexico Highlands University	$7,860	$12,636
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
New Mexico Graduate Schools	$11,588	$17,635
Public	$7,250	$14,377
Private	$23,181

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,642 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at New Mexico Highlands.

On-campus living costs are increased by 2.80% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,320. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$7,872	$3,968	$9,664	$3,968
2019-2020	$8,126	$3,968	$9,954	$3,968
2020-2021	$8,908	$3,968	$10,352	$3,968
2021-2022	$8,908	$3,968	$10,352	$3,968
2022-2023	$9,302	$3,968	$10,352	$3,968
2023-2024	$9,674	$3,968	$10,352	$3,968

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $307 for New Mexico residents and $566 for other students at New Mexico Highlands University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 34.76% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	New Mexico Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$207	$378
2019-2020	$213	$389
2020-2021	$221	$404
2021-2022	$228	$420
2022-2023	$228	$420
2023-2024	$307	$566

Graduate Programs at New Mexico Highlands

New Mexico Highlands University offers 26 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 404 students have completed their study at New Mexico Highlands University.

Offered Degrees at New Mexico Highlands University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	15	1	336
Post Bachelor's Degree	11	6	68
Total	26	7	404

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at New Mexico Highlands University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Elementary Education and Teaching program with 15 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Clinical/Medical Social Work program with 132 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at New Mexico Highlands University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	15	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	15	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	13	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	13	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✕	5	-

Popular Master's Programs at New Mexico Highlands University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Clinical/Medical Social Work	✕	132	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	87	$55,400
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	35	$34,600
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	20	$50,200
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	19	$40,800

New Mexico Highlands University offers 26 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 404 students have completed their graduate studies.

336 students have earned/completed Master's program.
68 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Area Studies (other)	✕	-	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services (other)	✕	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Information Science/Studies	✕	4	-
Education [+]	✕	87 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	19	$40,800
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	20	$50,200
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	$32,900
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	35	$34,600
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	10	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	7	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	1	-
Psychology [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Psychology	✕	6	-
Human Services [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	132 completers	-
Clinical/Medical Social Work	✕	132	-
Business [+]	✔	87 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	87	$55,400
	Total	336

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	13	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	13	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	2	-
Business	✕	-	-
	Total	68

Graduate Student Population at New Mexico Highlands

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,052 students enrolled into New Mexico Highlands University graduate schools where it has total 2,677 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 610 full-time and 442 part-time graduate students. By gender, 259 male and 793 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,052	259	793
Full-time	610	152	458
Part-tme	442	107	335

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 295 White (28.04%), 23 Black/African American (2.19%), 473 Hispanic (44.96%), 8 Asian (0.76%), and 253 students with other races. 67 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,052	259	793
American Indian/Native American	116	26	90
Asian	8	1	7
Black/African American	23	10	13
Hispanic	473	97	376
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1	3
White	295	79	216
Two More	31	6	25
Un-Known	35	12	23
Non-resident Alien	67	27	40

New Mexico Highlands University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 595 graduate students (56.56% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 320 graduate students (30.42% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,052
Enrolled Online Exclusively	595
Enrolled Some Online Courses	320
Not in Online Courses	137

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at New Mexico Highlands University. 134 students are aged 20 to 24 (12.74% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.10%), 138 students are aged above 50 (13.12%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at New Mexico Highlands University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,052	259	793
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	9	0	9
Age 22-24	125	37	88
Age 25-29	222	60	162
Age 30-34	196	47	149
Age 35-39	141	25	116
Age 40-49	220	45	175
Age 50-64	114	31	83
Over 64	24	14	10

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