Rehabilitation Science at Western New Mexico University

Every rehabilitation science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the rehabilitation science program at Western New Mexico University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Rehabilitation Science section at the bottom of this page.

Western New Mexico University Rehabilitation Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Rehabilitation Science

Online Classes Are Available at Western New Mexico University

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree

Western New Mexico University Rehabilitation Science Rankings

The rehabilitation science major at Western New Mexico University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Rehabilitation Science. 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.

Rehabilitation Science Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University Rehabilitation Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of rehabilitation science bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its rehabilitation science 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 rehabilitation science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Occupational Therapy

Careers That Rehabilitation Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in rehabilitation 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 Western New Mexico University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Health Specialties Professors	1,300	$150,170
Rehabilitation Counselors	280	$38,460
Life Scientists	90	$54,850

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.