University of the Southwest Graduate Programs

University of the Southwest is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of USW.

Where Is University of the Southwest?

Contact details for USW are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	6610 North Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, NM 88240
Phone:	575-392-6561
Website:	www.usw.edu

University of the Southwest Graduate Student Diversity

Gender Diversity

Of the 650 graduate students at USW, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of the Southwest graduate students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	19
Black or African American	94
Hispanic or Latino	158
White	322
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	57

Geographic Diversity

New Mexico students aren't the only ones who study at University of the Southwest. At this time, 10 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 13 countries are represented at USW. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Colombia, Australia, and Netherlands.

Online Learning at University of the Southwest

In 2022-2023, 1,066 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at USW has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 4th most popular in New Mexico for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of USW majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	20%
Philosophy & Religious Studies	20%
Social Sciences	33%

University of the Southwest Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Student Counseling	53	0	53
Business Administration & Management	13	8	21
General Biology	18	0	18
Health & Physical Education	18	0	18
Curriculum & Instruction	17	0	17
Educational Assessment	17	0	17
Special Education	17	0	17
Mental & Social Health Services	17	0	17
Educational Administration	9	1	10
Health & Medical Administrative Services	6	0	6
Human Resource Management	4	0	4
Accounting	3	0	3
Criminology	3	0	3
Public Administration	2	0	2
Finance & Financial Management	1	0	1
International Business	1	0	1
Marketing	1	0	1
General Education	0	1	1
Homeland Security	1	0	1
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	0
Hospitality Management	0	0	0
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0
Multilingual Education	0	0	0
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0
General English Literature	0	0	0
History	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0
General Psychology	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	0
TOTAL	201	10	211

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.