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Music at New Mexico Highlands University

If you plan to study music, take a look at what New Mexico Highlands University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and approximately 2,777 students attend the school each year. Of the 405 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico Highlands University in 2,021, 1 of them were music majors.

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

New Mexico Highlands University Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

New Mexico Highlands University Music Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks music 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 music major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. 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 Music Associate Degree Schools 250
Most Popular Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 888
Most Focused Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools 915
Most Focused Music Schools 1,119

Music Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

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

New Mexico Highlands University Music Bachelor’s Program

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in music from New Mexico Highlands University.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a bachelor's in music.

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

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

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
High School Teachers 7,010 $55,380
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 100 $55,430
Music Directors and Composers 40 $48,440

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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