Western New Mexico University Graduate Schools

Western New Mexico University (referred to as Western New Mexico) is a Public, 4 years school located in Silver City, NM. Western New Mexico University is a historically black school. Western New Mexico University is a tribal college. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Western New Mexico University is $6,008 for New Mexico residents and $10,895 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,001 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,378 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Western New Mexico University (referred to as Western New Mexico) is a Public, 4 years school located in Silver City, NM. Western New Mexico University is a historically black school. Western New Mexico University is a tribal college. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.
The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1942 - Current[Estimated Date]).
Western New Mexico Directory Information
School NameWestern New Mexico University (Western New Mexico)
Address1000 W. College Ave, Silver City, NM 88061
Phone505-538-6336
Webhttps://www.wnmu.edu
Online Applicationhttps://wnmu.edu/applynow/#gsc.tab=0
Financial Infohttps://admissions.wnmu.edu
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Western New Mexico University is $6,008 for New Mexico residents and $10,895 for out-of-state students. The school has 1,001 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 3,378 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 87 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's. Among them, 50 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$10,895
$6,008 for New Mexico Residents
Student Population1,001
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs87 graduate programs
(50 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio11 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Western New Mexico University is $6,008 for New Mexico residents and $10,895 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $214 for New Mexico residents and $304 for out-of-state students.
Western New Mexico University offers the alternative tuition plans.
Western New Mexico University 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, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)50 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers
  • On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Western New Mexico University is $6,008 for New Mexico residents and $10,895 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 5.42% 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 ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$3,177$1,604$8,730$1,604
2019-2020$3,356$1,604$8,730$1,604
2020-2021$3,558$1,618$8,730$1,618
2021-2022$3,558$1,605$8,730$1,605
2022-2023$3,843$2,165$8,730$2,165
The graduate school tuition & fees of Western New Mexico is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in New Mexico. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,532 and the New Mexico graduate tuition is $13,917 (public) / $22,464 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Western New Mexico University$6,008$10,895
All Graduate Schools$16,006$19,532
Public$11,452$20,604
Private$19,609
New Mexico Graduate Schools$11,402$17,215
Public$6,961$13,917
Private$22,464
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $15,228 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Western New Mexico University. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.35% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $15,228. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.35% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther Expense
2018-2019$10,500$4,288$10,500$4,288
2019-2020$10,568$4,288$10,568$4,288
2020-2021$10,790$4,288$10,790$4,288
2021-2022$10,590$4,288$10,590$4,288
2022-2023$10,940$4,288$10,940$4,288
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $214 for New Mexico residents and $304 for other students at Western New Mexico University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 7.80% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
New Mexico ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$177$242
2019-2020$186$252
2020-2021$198$282
2021-2022$198$282
2022-2023$214$304

Graduate Programs at Western New Mexico

Western New Mexico University offers 30 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, 420 students have completed their study at Western New Mexico University.
Offered Degrees at Western New Mexico University
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree1010268
Post Bachelor's Degree2014152
Total3024420
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Western New Mexico University by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Social Work program with 83 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Social Work program with 171 completers.
Western New Mexico University offers 30 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 420 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 268 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 152 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (7 completers) 56 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration13-
Special Education and Teaching6-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services5-
Elementary Education and Teaching4-
Secondary Education and Teaching8-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels16-
Reading Teacher Education4-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] (1 completers) 24 completers-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)24$24,200
Human Services [+] (1 completers) 171 completers-
Social Work171-
Business [+] 17 completers-
Business Administration and Management17-
Total268
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education [+] (7 completers) 52 completers-
Educational Leadership and Administration3-
Educational/Instructional Technology6-
Special Education and Teaching9-
Elementary Education and Teaching12-
Secondary Education and Teaching12-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching5-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor5-
English Language and Literature [+] (1 completers) 4 completers-
English Language and Literature4-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] 1 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences1-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] 0 completers-
Mathematics0-
Psychology [+] (1 completers) 2 completers-
Psychology2-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (1 completers) 2 completers-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies1-
Homeland Security0-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism1-
Human Services [+] (1 completers) 83 completers-
Social Work83-
Social Sciences [+] (1 completers) 4 completers-
Political Science and Government4-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 0 completers-
Art/Art Studies0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (1 completers) 0 completers-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling0-
Business [+] 2 completers-
Management Information Systems2-
History [+] 2 completers-
History2-
Total152

Graduate Student Population at Western New Mexico

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,031 students enrolled into Western New Mexico University graduate schools where it has total 3,378 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 325 full-time and 706 part-time graduate students. By gender, 222 male and 809 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,031222809
Full-time32547278
Part-tme706175531
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 510 White (49.47%), 72 Black/African American (6.98%), 331 Hispanic (32.10%), 19 Asian (1.84%), and 99 students with other races. 9 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,031222809
American Indian/Native American37532
Asian19415
Black/African American721458
Hispanic33164267
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander220
White510116394
Two More24519
Un-Known27918
Non-resident Alien936
Western New Mexico University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 946 graduate students (91.76% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 58 graduate students (5.63% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total1,031
Enrolled Online Exclusively946
Enrolled Some Online Courses58
Not in Online Courses27
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Western New Mexico University. 100 students are aged 20 to 24 (9.70% of total students), 143 students are aged above 50 (13.87%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Western New Mexico University.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,031222809
Age 20-21312
Age 22-24972374
Age 25-2920234168
Age 30-3419838160
Age 35-3915230122
Age 40-4923251181
Age 50-641102981
Over 64331419
Age Un-Known422

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