Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at New Mexico Highlands University

Every area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies 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 approximately 2,777 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

New Mexico Highlands University Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

Of the 2 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from New Mexico Highlands University, about 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. New Mexico Highlands University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 73% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

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

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico Highlands University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	2

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies 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
Interpreters and Translators	510	$58,700

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.