Academic Life at New Mexico Highlands University

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at New Mexico Highlands University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

34 Majors With Completions

10:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

63% Full-Time Faculty

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at New Mexico Highlands University:

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Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
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Faculty & Class Sizes

At a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, New Mexico Highlands University offers far more individual attention than the national average of 15 to 1. With 63% of instructors full time, New Mexico Highlands University is above the national average of 47%.

For the full breakdown — tenure status, part-time and adjunct share, and how the faculty compares with the national average — see the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

New Mexico Highlands University offers 34 majors with reported completions across 19 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at New Mexico Highlands University are shown below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	✓
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	✓
Doctorate	—

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	202
Business Administration, Management and Operations	120
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	115
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	63
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	49

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

Questions Worth Asking

As you weigh academic life at New Mexico Highlands University, a few more questions are worth asking:

Looking for flexibility? New Mexico Highlands University may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 1,317 undergraduates take at least some classes online. See distance learning options.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (50% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of New Mexico Highlands University.

Continue Your Research at New Mexico Highlands University

Use the pages below to go deeper on any academic topic:

Academic Majors at New Mexico Highlands University — every major and degree program offered
Faculty Composition at New Mexico Highlands University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
Graduation & Retention at New Mexico Highlands University — graduation and first-year retention rates
Online Learning at New Mexico Highlands University — online and distance enrollment options
Accreditation Detail at New Mexico Highlands University — regional and program accreditation status