Graduate School Tuition at Western New Mexico University

Western New Mexico University (Western New Mexico) is a four-year, public school located in Silver City, NM.
It offers 33 graduate programs - 12 Master's, 21 Post-bachelor's, .
The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $6,174 for New Mexico residents and $10,946 for others. A total of 968 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 3,570 students at Western New Mexico.
Western New Mexico offers online graduate programs and 470 out of 968 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Western New Mexico'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 $6,174 for New Mexico residents and $10,946 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty-three (33) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameWestern New Mexico University
TypeFour-year, Public
Address1000 W. College Ave, Silver City, NM
Graduate School Students1,001 students
470 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$6,174
Out-of-State$10,946
Student to Faculty13:1 (7.69%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 33 Graduate Programs
12 Master's, 21 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Western New Mexico University

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Western New Mexico 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 $6,174 and $10,946 for non-New Mexico residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $220 for New Mexico residents and $314 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$3,958$8,730
Fees$2,216$2,216
Cost per Credit$220$314
Books & Supplies$1,600
Room & Board$10,940 (On-Campus) / $10,940 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,288 (On-Campus) / $4,288 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$23,002$27,774
Off-Campus Total$23,002$27,774
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$4,960$5,176$5,163$6,008$6,174
Out-of-State$10,334$10,348$10,335$10,895$10,946

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Western New Mexico University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 33 major areas - 12 Master's (12 online programs), 21 Post-Bachelor's (19 online programs). 281 students have been conferred Master's degree and 34 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

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
Total28134110-
Men542526-
Women227984-

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
Educational Leadership and AdministrationONLINE NOT OFFER 8ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Special Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and TalentedNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFER 7ONLINE NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and TeachingONLINE NOT OFFER 13ONLINE NOT OFFER
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 8ONLINE NOT OFFER
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language InstructorNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
MathematicsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Cyber/Computer Forensics and CounterterrorismNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social WorkONLINE NOT OFFER 56ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Management Information SystemsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
HistoryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Educational Leadership and Administration11ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Special Education and Teaching4ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services11ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Elementary Education and Teaching2ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Secondary Education and Teaching4ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels17ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and Teaching6ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Reading Teacher Education2ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)13ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Social Work179ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing Practice5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management27ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS

Graduate Student Population

Western New Mexico graduate schools have a total of 1,001 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 238 male and 763 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 323 full-time and 678 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 470 students enrolled through online exclusively and 267 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 468 White, 59 Black, and 18 Asian students are attending at Western New Mexico University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

2 grad students are younger than 22 and 374 students are older than 65. It has 261 students aged between 22 and 30 and 331 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,001
Men238
Women763
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,001
Full-time Students323
Part-time Students678
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,001
American Indian /
Native American
34
Asian18
Black59
Hispanic347
White468
Two or more races29
Un-Known36
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,001
21 & Under2
22-2464
25-29197
30-34181
35-39150
40 & Over374

Online Population

At Western New Mexico University graduate schools, 470 students enrolled online exclusively and 267 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment968
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses470
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses267
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses231
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses470
New Mexico Resident243
Other State In U.S.211
Outside of U.S.2
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