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Psychology at New Mexico Highlands University

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Psychology at New Mexico Highlands University

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

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and approximately 2,777 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received their master's degree in psychology.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Psychology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Psychology

New Mexico Highlands University Psychology Rankings

Psychology Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

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

New Mexico Highlands University Psychology Master’s Program

80% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 psychology majors earned their master's degree from New Mexico Highlands University. Of these graduates, 20% were men and 80% were women.

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In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% 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 psychology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico Highlands University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology 5

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers 2,850 $96,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 940 $73,600
Psychologists 90 $84,080

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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