Graduate Programs at University of the Southwest

Graduate School Overview

University of the Southwest (referred to as USW) is a Private, 4 years school located in Hobbs, NM.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1980 - Current[Estimated Date]).

USW Directory Information
School Name	University of the Southwest (USW)
Address	6610 North Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, NM 88240
Phone	575-392-6561
Web	https://www.usw.edu
Online Application	https://www.usw.edu/admissions/undergraduate_admission/undergraduate-admission-application
Financial Info	https://www.usw.edu/admissions/financial_aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of USW is $23,364 in average. The school has 697 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 1,066 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 74 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 39 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$23,364
Student Population	697
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	74 graduate programs (39 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at USW is $23,364 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $625.

USW offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$22,500
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$625

USW 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, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	39 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of the Southwest is $23,364. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.84% 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
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$14,376	-
2019-2020	$22,500	-
2020-2021	$22,500	-
2021-2022	$22,500	-
2022-2023	$22,500	-
2023-2024	$23,364	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of USW is average compared to private 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
University of the Southwest	$23,364
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 $11,000 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at USW.

On-campus living costs are decreased by -6.06% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $18,000. Off-campus living costs are increased by 12.50% 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	$7,526	$2,700	$12,800	$2,700
2019-2020	$8,570	$2,800	$13,200	$2,800
2020-2021	$9,930	$2,800	$13,200	$2,800
2021-2022	$8,810	$2,800	$13,200	$2,800
2022-2023	$8,910	$2,800	$13,200	$2,800
2023-2024	$8,000	$3,000	$15,000	$3,000

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $649 at University of the Southwest. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.84% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$599
2019-2020	$625
2020-2021	$625
2021-2022	$625
2022-2023	$625
2023-2024	$649

Graduate Programs at USW

University of the Southwest offers 40 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 211 students have completed their study at University of the Southwest.

Offered Degrees at University of the Southwest
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	31	30	201
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	9	9	10
Total	40	39	211

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of the Southwest by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services program with 53 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Business Administration and Management program with 7 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at University of the Southwest
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	53	$44,700
Biology/Biological Sciences	✔	18	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	17	-
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	✔	17	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	17	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of the Southwest
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	7	-
Education	✔	1	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	1	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	-	-

University of the Southwest offers 40 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 211 students have completed their graduate studies.

201 students have earned/completed Master's program.

Master's
Doctorate (Research)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (7 completers)	113 completers	-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	✔	-	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✔	17	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	9	-
Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement	✔	17	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	17	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	53	$44,700
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	-	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✔	-	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	18 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✔	18	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✔ (2 completers)	18 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✔	2	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✔	16	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Christian Studies	✔	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✔	-	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Psychology	✔	-	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (2 completers)	1 completers	-
Corrections	✔	-	-
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	✔	1	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Public Administration	✔	2	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Criminology	✔	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (2 completers)	23 completers	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	6	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✔	17	-
Business [+]	✔	23 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	-	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✔	-	-
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce	✔	-	-
Project Management	✔	1	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	12	-
Accounting	✔	3	-
Finance	✔	1	-
Human Resources Management and Services (other)	✔	4	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✔	1	-
Business Statistics	✔	-	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✔	1	-
	Total	201

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (4 completers)	2 completers	-
Education	✔	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	-	-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	✔	1	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	-	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Christian Studies	✔	-	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	✔	-	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	✔	-	-
Business [+]	✔	8 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	7	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✔	1	-
	Total	10

Graduate Student Population at USW

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 697 students enrolled into University of the Southwest graduate schools where it has total 1,066 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 170 full-time and 527 part-time graduate students. By gender, 195 male and 502 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	697	195	502
Full-time	170	46	124
Part-tme	527	149	378

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

There are 335 White (48.06%), 119 Black/African American (17.07%), 170 Hispanic (24.39%), 21 Asian (3.01%), and 52 students with other races.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	697	195	502
American Indian/Native American	11	2	9
Asian	21	4	17
Black/African American	119	42	77
Hispanic	170	53	117
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	335	82	253
Two More	5	0	5
Un-Known	35	12	23
Non-resident Alien	0	0	0

University of the Southwest offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 697 graduate students (100.00% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively . The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	697
Enrolled Online Exclusively	697
Enrolled Some Online Courses	0
Not in Online Courses	0

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