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Public Administration at New Mexico Highlands University

Public Administration at New Mexico Highlands University

Every public administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the public admin 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 Public Administration section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Public Administration Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Admin

New Mexico Highlands University Public Administration Rankings

Public Admin Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

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

New Mexico Highlands University Public Administration Master’s Program

75% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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In the public admin master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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 public admin.

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

Concentrations Within Public Administration

Public Administration 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
Public Administration 1

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin 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
General and Operations Managers 13,880 $101,720
Managers 2,850 $96,490
Social and Community Service Managers 670 $65,750
Legislators 480 $23,960
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 390 $92,540

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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