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Western New Mexico University is a public institution situated in Silver City, New Mexico. Silver City is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

268 Master's Degrees

Where Is Western New Mexico University?

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Contact details for Western New Mexico University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1000 W. College Ave, Silver City, NM 88061
Phone: 505-538-6336
Website: www.wnmu.edu

Western New Mexico University Graduate Student Diversity

78% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,031 graduate students at Western New Mexico University, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western New Mexico University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 19
Black or African American 72
Hispanic or Latino 331
White 510
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 90

Geographic Diversity

New Mexico students aren't the only ones who study at Western New Mexico University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 19 countries are represented at Western New Mexico University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, United Kingdom, and France.

Online Learning at Western New Mexico University

1,194 Took All Classes Online
2,538 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 57 bachelor’s degree and 30 master’s degree programs available online at Western New Mexico University. In 2022-2023, 2,538 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Western New Mexico University has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 2nd 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 Western New Mexico University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing 23%
Health Professions 13%
History 60%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 16%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 84%
Public Administration & Social Service 16%
Social Sciences 50%

Western New Mexico University Graduate Concentrations

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

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Social Work 83 171 254
Teacher Education Grade Specific 29 28 57
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 24 24
Business Administration & Management 0 17 17
Educational Administration 3 13 16
Special Education 9 6 15
Instructional Media Design 6 0 6
Student Counseling 0 5 5
Teaching English or French 5 0 5
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 4 4
General English Literature 4 0 4
Political Science & Government 4 0 4
Management Information Systems 2 0 2
History 2 0 2
General Psychology 2 0 2
General Biology 1 0 1
Criminal Justice & Corrections 1 0 1
Security Science and Technology 1 0 1
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 0
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0
Zoology 0 0 0
Accounting 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0
Marketing 0 0 0
General Education 0 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0
Nursing 0 0 0
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0
Mathematics 0 0 0
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0
Wildlife Management 0 0 0
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0
Chemistry 0 0 0
General Physical Sciences 0 0 0
Precision Metal Working 0 0 0
Homeland Security 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0
Sociology 0 0 0
Human Services 0 0 0
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 0
TOTAL 152 268 420

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.

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