Human Services at Western New Mexico University

If you plan to study human services, 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 approximately 2,896 students attend the school each year.

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

Western New Mexico University Human Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Human Services

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.

Western New Mexico University does offer online education options in human services for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

Western New Mexico University Human Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Human Services Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University Human Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of human services associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Social Work

Careers That Human Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in human services 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
Social and Human Service Assistants	3,400	$33,630
Social and Community Service Managers	670	$65,750
Community and Social Service Specialists	220	$38,380

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.