by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Clinical/Medical Social Work. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mental & Social Health Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at New Mexico Highlands University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in mental health services, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity 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. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are 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 mental health services students who receive their master’s degree from New Mexico Highlands University is $43,535 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $39,734.
Online degrees for the New Mexico Highlands University mental health services 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.
Women made up around 80.6% of the mental health services students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 83.0%.
Around 61.9% of mental health services master’s degree recipients at New Mexico Highlands University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 71 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 17 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 47 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Clinical/Medical Social Work | 155 |
*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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