Graduate Programs at Western New Mexico University

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 Name	Western New Mexico University (Western New Mexico)
Address	1000 W. College Ave, Silver City, NM 88061
Phone	505-538-6336
Web	https://www.wnmu.edu
Online Application	https://wnmu.edu/applynow/#gsc.tab=0
Financial Info	https://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 Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$10,895 $6,008 for New Mexico Residents
Student Population	1,001
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate and Master's
Number of Programs	87 graduate programs (50 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	11 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 Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
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
	Residents	Out-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-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other 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 Residents	Out-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 Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	10	10	268
Post Bachelor's Degree	20	14	152
Total	30	24	420

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.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Western New Mexico University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✔	83	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	12	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	12	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	9	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	6	-

Popular Master's Programs at Western New Mexico University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Social Work	✔	171	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	24	$24,200
Business Administration and Management	✔	17	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✔	16	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	13	-

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
Post-Bachelor's

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (7 completers)	56 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	13	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	6	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✔	5	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	4	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	8	-
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels	✔	16	-
Reading Teacher Education	✔	4	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	24 completers	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✔	24	$24,200
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	171 completers	-
Social Work	✔	171	-
Business [+]	✔	17 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	17	-
	Total	268

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✔ (7 completers)	52 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✔	3	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✔	6	-
Special Education and Teaching	✔	9	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✔	12	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✔	12	-
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching	✔	5	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✔	5	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✔	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	1	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Psychology	✔	2	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	2 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	✔	1	-
Homeland Security	✕	0	-
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✔ (1 completers)	83 completers	-
Social Work	✔	83	-
Social Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	4 completers	-
Political Science and Government	✔	4	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✔	0	-
Business [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Management Information Systems	✕	2	-
History [+]	✔	2 completers	-
History	✔	2	-
	Total	152

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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,031	222	809
Full-time	325	47	278
Part-tme	706	175	531

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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,031	222	809
American Indian/Native American	37	5	32
Asian	19	4	15
Black/African American	72	14	58
Hispanic	331	64	267
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	510	116	394
Two More	24	5	19
Un-Known	27	9	18
Non-resident Alien	9	3	6

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
Total	1,031
Enrolled Online Exclusively	946
Enrolled Some Online Courses	58
Not in Online Courses	27

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
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,031	222	809
Age 20-21	3	1	2
Age 22-24	97	23	74
Age 25-29	202	34	168
Age 30-34	198	38	160
Age 35-39	152	30	122
Age 40-49	232	51	181
Age 50-64	110	29	81
Over 64	33	14	19
Age Un-Known	4	2	2

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