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 graduate tuition & fees is $7,860 for in-state and $12,636 for out-of-state students.
A total of 1,052 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 2,677 students at New Mexico Highlands. New Mexico Highlands offers online graduate programs and 595 out of 1,052 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 Name | New Mexico Highlands University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 803 University Ave, Las Vegas, NM |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,101 students
595 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | In-State$7,860
Out-of-State$12,636 |
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| Student to Faculty | 10:1 (10.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 27 Graduate Programs
15 Master's, 12 Post graduate certificates |
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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-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $5,488 | $10,264 |
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| Fees | $2,372 | $2,372 |
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| Cost per Credit | $229 | $428 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,144 |
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| Room & Board | $9,674 (On-Campus) / $10,352 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,968 (On-Campus) / $3,968 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $22,646 | $27,422 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $23,324 | $28,100 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| In-State | $6,990 | $7,254 | $7,698 | $5,845 | $7,860 |
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| Out-of-State | $11,214 | $11,646 | $11,154 | $9,373 | $12,636 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
New Mexico Highlands University offers Masters, 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 342 | - | 69 | - |
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| Men | 62 | - | 20 | - |
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| Women | 280 | - | 49 | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Psychology | 8 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
New Mexico Highlands graduate schools have a total of 1,101 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 278 male and 823 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 628 full-time and 473 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 595 students enrolled through online exclusively and 320 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 338 White, 26 Black, and 15 Asian students are attending at New Mexico Highlands University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
10 grad students are younger than 22 and 358 students are older than 65. It has 347 students aged between 22 and 30 and 337 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,101 |
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| Men | 278 |
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| Women | 823 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,101 |
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| Full-time Students | 628 |
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| Part-time Students | 473 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,101 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 118 |
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| Asian | 15 |
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| Black | 26 |
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| Hispanic | 507 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 338 |
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| Two or more races | 28 |
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| Un-Known | 25 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,101 |
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| 21 & Under | 10 |
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| 22-24 | 125 |
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| 25-29 | 222 |
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| 30-34 | 196 |
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| 35-39 | 141 |
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| 40 & Over | 358 |
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Online Population
At New Mexico Highlands University graduate schools, 595 students enrolled online exclusively and 320 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,052 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 595 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 320 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 137 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 595 |
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| New Mexico Resident | 542 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 46 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
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