New Mexico Highlands University Business Programs

New Mexico Highlands University is a public institution located in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Las Vegas draws many to the area.

Where Is New Mexico Highlands University?

Contact details for New Mexico Highlands University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	803 University Ave, Las Vegas, NM 87701
Phone:	505-425-7511
Website:	www.nmhu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Las-Vegas-NM/New-Mexico-Highlands-University/42432561291
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/NMHighlands

How Do I Get Into New Mexico Highlands University?

You can apply to New Mexico Highlands University online at: https://apply.nmhu.edu/apply/

New Mexico Highlands University has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford New Mexico Highlands University?

The overall average net price of New Mexico Highlands University is $18,594. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At New Mexico Highlands University, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $5,051 a year. That adds up to $20,204 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at New Mexico Highlands University is 8.5%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

New Mexico Highlands University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,699 undergraduate students at New Mexico Highlands University, with 1,134 being full-time and 565 being part-time.

There are also 1,078 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,134 full-time undergraduates at New Mexico Highlands University, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of New Mexico Highlands University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	3
Black or African American	93
Hispanic or Latino	650
White	189
International Students	40
Other Races/Ethnicities	159

Geographic Diversity

New Mexico students aren't the only ones who study at New Mexico Highlands University. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 40 countries are represented at New Mexico Highlands University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Jamaica, Nigeria, and China.

Online Learning at New Mexico Highlands University

In 2019-2020, 2,748 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at New Mexico Highlands University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 3rd most popular in New Mexico for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of New Mexico Highlands University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at New Mexico Highlands University was $6,558 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $10,998. The following table shows how New Mexico Highlands University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business Administration & Management	#4	#31
General Business Administration and Management	#4	#25

Online Affordability Rankings of New Mexico Highlands University Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at New Mexico Highlands University was $6,558 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $10,998. The following table shows how New Mexico Highlands University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business Administration & Management	#25	#46
General Business Administration and Management	#34	#88

Online Growth Rankings of New Mexico Highlands University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at New Mexico Highlands University was 47.0%. This is the #533 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at New Mexico Highlands University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at New Mexico Highlands University ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at New Mexico Highlands University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#70
Human Resource Management	#98
General Business Administration and Management	#394

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

New Mexico Highlands University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	50	69	119
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	0	0
TOTAL	50	69	119

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
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.