by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Student Counseling is a major offered under the education program of study at New Mexico Highlands University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in student counseling, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at New Mexico Highlands University paid an average of $404 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $221 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,304 | $9,696 |
| Fees | $1,950 | $1,950 |
The median early career salary of student counseling students who receive their master’s degree from New Mexico Highlands University is $36,488 per year. That is 15% lower than the national average of $42,896.
Online degrees for the New Mexico Highlands University student counseling master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the New Mexico Highlands University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in student counseling in 2019-2020, 81.5% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 82.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 55.4% of the student counseling master’s degrees at New Mexico Highlands University in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 36%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 7 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Student Counseling students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services | 65 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to student counseling.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Curriculum & Instruction | 15 |
| Educational Administration | 23 |
| Special Education | 11 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 11 |
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*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.
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