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Clinical/Medical Social Work at New Mexico Highlands University

Clinical/Medical Social Work at New Mexico Highlands University

What traits are you looking for in a clinical/medical social work school? To help you decide if New Mexico Highlands University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's clinical/medical social work program.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and approximately 2,777 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Clinical/Medical Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Clinical/Medical Social Work Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical/Medical Social Work
  • Master’s Degree in Clinical/Medical Social Work

New Mexico Highlands University Clinical/Medical Social Work Rankings

Clinical/Medical Social Work Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical/medical social work majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Program

86% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of clinical/medical social work master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in clinical/medical social work each year. New Mexico Highlands University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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In the clinical/medical social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 24% 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 clinical/medical social work.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 73
White 36
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

Careers That Clinical/Medical Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in clinical/medical social work 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
Healthcare Social Workers 1,190 $55,490
Substance Abuse Social Workers 510 $45,260

References

*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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