Information Science at New Mexico Highlands University

Every information science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IS program at New Mexico Highlands University stacks up to those at other schools.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,777. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students received a bachelor's degree in IS from New Mexico Highlands University.

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

New Mexico Highlands University Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

New Mexico Highlands University Information Science Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IS programs across the country. The following shows how New Mexico Highlands University performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IS major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Science. 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 Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
Most Focused Information Science Schools	288
Most Popular Information Science Schools	309

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in IS from New Mexico Highlands University. This is the #129 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

IS Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IS majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University Information Science Bachelor’s Program

The IS program at New Mexico Highlands University awarded 2 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS 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 IS.

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

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

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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
Systems Software Developers	1,690	$94,690
Computer Workers	1,250	$79,540
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,050	$114,120
Computer and Information Research Scientists	770	$136,370
Computer Science Professors	110	$77,460

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.