Graduate School Tuition at New Mexico Highlands University

New Mexico Highlands University is a four-years, public school located in Las Vegas, NM. It offers 26 graduate programs - 15 Master's, and 11 Post-bachelor's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $7,860 for New Mexico residents and $12,636 for others. A total of 1,052 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,677 students at New Mexico Highlands.

New Mexico Highlands offers online graduate programs and 595 out of 1,052 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

The Master's Business Administration and Management program has the highest salary ($55,400) after graduation and the Master's Educational Leadership and Administration program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $50,200 average salary.

You can find New Mexico Highlands's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

New Mexico Highlands University is a four-years, public school located in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,860 for New Mexico residents and $12,636 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-six (26) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	New Mexico Highlands University
Type	four-years, public
Address	803 University Ave, Las Vegas, NM
Graduate School Students	1,101 students 595 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	In-State$7,860 Out-of-State$12,636
Student to Faculty	10:1 (10.00%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 26 Graduate Programs 15 Master's, 11 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at New Mexico Highlands University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

For New Mexico residents, the tuition & fees are $7,860 and $12,636 for non-New Mexico residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $307 for New Mexico residents and $566 for out-of-state students.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$5,488	$10,264
Fees	$2,372	$2,372
Cost per Credit	$307	$566
Books & Supplies	$1,144
Room & Board	$9,674 (On-Campus) / $10,352 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,968 (On-Campus) / $3,968 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$22,646	$27,422
Off-Campus Total	$23,324	$28,100

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
In-State	$6,990	$7,254	$7,698	$5,845	$7,860
Out-of-State	$11,214	$11,646	$11,154	$9,373	$12,636

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

New Mexico Highlands University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 26 major areas - 15 Master's (1 online programs), 11 Post-Bachelor'(6 online programs).

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	336	-	68	-
Men	87	-	15	-
Women	249	-	53	-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ^ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Bilingual and Multilingual Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration		NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$50,200	-	-
Special Education and Teaching		NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$32,900	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services		NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$34,600	-	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Area Studies (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Communications Technologies

what is Communications Technologies program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services (other)	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Information Science/Studies	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Curriculum and Instruction	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$40,800	-	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	20	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$50,200	-	-
Special Education and Teaching	3	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$32,900	-	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	35	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$34,600	-	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

English Language and Literature

what is English Language and Literature program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
English Language and Literature	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Physical Sciences

what is Physical Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Psychology

what is Psychology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Psychology	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Human Services

what is Human Services program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Public Administration	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Clinical/Medical Social Work	132	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	87^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	$55,400	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,645 students enrolled in New Mexico Highlands University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 1,101 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 278 male and 823 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 628 full-time and 473 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 595 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 320 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,101	628	473
Men Students	278	148	130
Women Students	823	480	343

By race/ethnicity 338 White, 26 Black, and 15 Asian students are attending at New Mexico Highlands University. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,101	278	823
American Indian or Native American	118	22	96
Asian	3	12	26
Black	26	15	11
Hispanic	507	111	396
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	2	1	1
White	338	96	242
Tow or More Races	28	6	22
Race Unknown	25	8	17

10 students are younger than 22 and 358 students are older than 65. The school has 347 students aged between 22 and 30 and 337 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	1,101
21 & Under	10
22-24	125
25-29	222
30-34	196
35-39	141
40 & Over	358

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At New Mexico Highlands, 595 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 320 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	1,052
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	595
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	320
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	137

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	595
New Mexico Resident	542
Other State In U.S.	46
Outside of U.S.	1

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