by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., University of the Southwest landed the #994 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico, USW came in at #7.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, USW came in at #633.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in New Mexico, USW came in at #3.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 68.5% of the total graduate students at USW are women and 31.5% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 46.6% of the graduate student population at USW. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $22,500 | $22,500 |
After obtaining their master's degree from USW, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $47,523. That's about 19% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Get more details about the location of University of the Southwest.
Contact details for USW are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 6610 North Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, NM 88240 |
| Phone: | 575-392-6561 |
| Website: | www.usw.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/universityofthesouthwest |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/USW_HobbsNM |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 100.0% of the graduate students at USW took all of their courses online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 5 |
Footnotes
*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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More about our data sources and methodologies.