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New Mexico Highlands University Master’s in Mental & Social Health Services

155 Master's Degrees Awarded
$43,535 Average Salary

The 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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How Much Does a Master’s in Mental Health Services from New Mexico Highlands University Cost?

$7,254 Average Tuition and Fees

New Mexico Highlands University Graduate Tuition and Fees

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

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Mental Health Services From New Mexico Highlands University?

$43,535 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

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.

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Does New Mexico Highlands University Offer an Online Master’s in Mental Health Services?

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.

New Mexico Highlands University Master’s Student Diversity for Mental Health Services

155 Master's Degrees Awarded
80.6% Women
61.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 155 students received their master’s degree in mental health services. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

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%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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%.

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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

Master’s in Mental Health Services Focus Areas at New Mexico Highlands University

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

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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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