General Psychology at New Mexico Highlands University

What traits are you looking for in a psychology school? To help you decide if New Mexico Highlands University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's psychology program.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and approximately 2,777 students attend the school each year. Of the 405 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico Highlands University in 2021, 36 of them were general psychology majors.

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

New Mexico Highlands University General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

New Mexico Highlands University General Psychology Rankings

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

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 psychology major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. 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 General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	80
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	241
Best Value General Psychology Schools	374
Most Popular General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	638
Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	947

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in psychology from New Mexico Highlands University. This makes it the #241 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of New Mexico Highlands University Psychology Graduates

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at New Mexico Highlands University is $20,674. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

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

New Mexico Highlands University General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of psychology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

New Mexico Highlands University General Psychology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in psychology from New Mexico Highlands University. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 13% better 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 master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	940	$73,600
Psychologists	90	$84,080

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.