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New Mexico Highlands University

New Mexico Highlands University
University Ave
Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701

Website: New Mexico Highlands University

Type of college:4-year public

Degree types offered: Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's

Degree Programs offered:

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Area Ethnic and Cultural Studies Other
  • Arts & Design
  • Biology General
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Marketing and Marketing Management
  • Chemistry General
  • Clinical and Medical Social Work
  • Communications General
  • Communications Other
  • Communications Technologies / Technicians
  • Computer and Information Sciences General
  • Counselor Education / Counseling and Guidance
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Education Administration and Supervision
  • Electrical Electronics and Communication
  • Elementary Teacher Education
  • Engineering General
  • English Language and Literature General
  • Environmental Science / Studies
  • Finance General
  • Health Teacher Education
  • History General
  • Information Sciences and Systems
  • Management Info. Systems & Business Data
  • Mathematics
  • Music General
  • Parks Recreation and Leisure Facilities
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physics General
  • Political Science and Government General
  • Pre-Elementary / Early Childhood / Kindergarten
  • Psychology General
  • Public Administration
  • Science Teacher Education General
  • Social Sciences and History Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education General
  • Technology / Industrial Arts Teacher

Classification: Master’s Colleges and Universities I: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the master’s degree. They award 40 or more master’s degrees per year across three or more disciplines.


2004-2007 Enrollment

Total enrollment 3,275
Undergraduate enrollment 1,888
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender
Men 40%
Women 60%
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity
Non-resident alien 0%
Black non-Hispanic 3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1%
Hispanic 53%
White non-Hispanic 32%


Information provided by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Carnegie Foundation.

New Mexico Highlands University Information

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