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Computer & Information Sciences at New Mexico Highlands University

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Computer & Information Sciences at New Mexico Highlands University

If you plan to study computer and information sciences, take a look at what New Mexico Highlands University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,777. Of the 405 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico Highlands University in 2021, 8 of them were computer and information sciences majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

New Mexico Highlands University Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer and information sciences progam at New Mexico Highlands University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools 598
Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1,020

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from New Mexico Highlands University. This is the #598 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from New Mexico Highlands University in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at New Mexico Highlands University since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 63% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

New Mexico Highlands University also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

If you plan to be a computer and information sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Mexico Highlands University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Information Systems 6
Information Science 2

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico Highlands University.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Managers 2,850 $96,490
Computer User Support Specialists 2,250 $43,190
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,820 $76,700
Systems Software Developers 1,690 $94,690
Computer Systems Analysts 1,670 $84,660

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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