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Political Science & Government at New Mexico Highlands University

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Political Science & Government at New Mexico Highlands University

What traits are you looking for in a political science school? To help you decide if New Mexico Highlands University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's political science 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, 4 of them were political science and government majors.

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

New Mexico Highlands University Political Science & Government Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science

New Mexico Highlands University Political Science & Government Rankings

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

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 political science major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. 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 Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Degree Schools 899
Most Popular Political Science & Government Schools 1,009

Political Science Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

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

New Mexico Highlands University Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The political science program at New Mexico Highlands University awarded 4 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

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

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

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

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science 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

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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