Graduate School Tuition at New Mexico Highlands University

New Mexico Highlands University (New Mexico Highlands) is a four-year, public school located in Las Vegas, NM.
It offers 27 graduate programs - 15 Master's, 12 Post-bachelor's, .
The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $7,860 for New Mexico residents and $12,636 for others. A total of 1,104 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,814 students at New Mexico Highlands.
New Mexico Highlands offers online graduate programs and 721 out of 1,104 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find New Mexico Highlands's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $7,860 for New Mexico residents and $12,636 for out-of-state students. It offers twenty-seven (27) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameNew Mexico Highlands University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address803 University Ave, Las Vegas, NM
Graduate School Students1,052 students
721 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$7,860
Out-of-State$12,636
Student to Faculty10:1 (10.00%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 27 Graduate Programs
15 Master's, 12 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at New Mexico Highlands University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at New Mexico Highlands University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For New Mexico residents, the tuition & fees are $7,860 and $12,636 for non-New Mexico residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $229 for New Mexico residents and $428 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,488$10,264
Fees$2,372$2,372
Cost per Credit$229$428
Books & Supplies$1,144
Room & Board$9,674 (On-Campus) / $10,352 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,968 (On-Campus) / $3,968 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$22,646$27,422
Off-Campus Total$23,324$28,100
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$6,990$7,254$7,698$5,845$7,860
Out-of-State$11,214$11,646$11,154$9,373$12,636

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

New Mexico Highlands University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 27 major areas - 15 Master's (2 online programs), 12 Post-Bachelor's (5 online programs).

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total342-69-
Men62-20-
Women280-49-

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bilingual and Multilingual EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration NOT OFFER 11 NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFER 17 NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesONLINE NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 19 NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 16ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
AccountingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Area Studies (other)4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Science/Studies1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Curriculum and Instruction35 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Leadership and Administration13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services45ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Clinical/Medical Social Work140 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management69ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

New Mexico Highlands graduate schools have a total of 1,052 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 259 male and 793 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 610 full-time and 442 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 721 students enrolled through online exclusively and 263 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 295 White, 23 Black, and 8 Asian students are attending at New Mexico Highlands University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

7 grad students are younger than 22 and 409 students are older than 65. It has 345 students aged between 22 and 30 and 343 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,052
Men259
Women793
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,052
Full-time Students610
Part-time Students442
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,052
American Indian /
Native American
116
Asian8
Black23
Hispanic473
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
4
White295
Two or more races31
Un-Known35
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,052
21 & Under7
22-24116
25-29229
30-34188
35-39155
40 & Over409

Online Population

At New Mexico Highlands University graduate schools, 721 students enrolled online exclusively and 263 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,104
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses721
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses263
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses120
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses721
New Mexico Resident658
Other State In U.S.61
Outside of U.S.1
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