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Liberal Arts General Studies at New Mexico Highlands University

Every liberal arts general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts 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 2021, 17 liberal arts majors received their bachelor's degree from New Mexico Highlands University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

New Mexico Highlands University Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

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

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 liberal arts major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts General Studies. 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
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 429
429
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools 1,035
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools 1,446
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Schools 1,496

Earnings of New Mexico Highlands University Liberal Arts Graduates

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at New Mexico Highlands University is $17,340. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts students.

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Liberal Arts Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

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

New Mexico Highlands University Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 17 liberal arts students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from New Mexico Highlands University, about 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at New Mexico Highlands University since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its liberal arts 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 liberal arts.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts 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

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*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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