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Mental & Social Health Services at New Mexico Highlands University

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Mental & Social Health Services at New Mexico Highlands University

If you are interested in studying mental and social health services, you may want to check out the program at New Mexico Highlands University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,777. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 students received their master's degree in mental health services.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mental & Social Health Services section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

New Mexico Highlands University Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

86% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 students earned a master's degree in mental health services from New Mexico Highlands University. About 86% of these graduates were women and the other 14% were men.

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In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 33% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a master's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 73
White 30
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 20

Careers That Mental Health Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in mental health services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico Highlands University.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Psychiatric Technicians 1,190 $28,790
Healthcare Social Workers 1,190 $55,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 940 $73,600
Substance Abuse Social Workers 510 $45,260
Community Health Workers 270 $40,020

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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