Education at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,896.

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

Western New Mexico University Education Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Education
• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Online Classes Are Available at Western New Mexico University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Western New Mexico University does offer online courses in education for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Western New Mexico University Education Rankings

The education major at Western New Mexico University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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.

Education Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of education associate's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

Western New Mexico University does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in education graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Western New Mexico University Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at Western New Mexico University since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Western New Mexico University Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of education master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	24
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western New Mexico University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	84
Educational Administration	24
Special Education	7
Student Counseling	7
Teacher Education Subject Specific	6
General Education	3
Teaching English or French	2

Related Majors

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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 Western New Mexico University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Teacher Assistants	7,360	$22,180
Elementary School Teachers	7,260	$55,390
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Middle School Teachers	3,760	$52,810
Preschool Teachers	2,490	$34,100

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.