by our College Data Analytics TeamThe goal of College Factual's yearly Best Quality Schools rankings is to help students find graduate schools that provide excellent learning environments that are a great fit for them. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Western New Mexico University took the #648 spot.
For the Best Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico, Western New Mexico University came in at #2.
Women make up 78.3% of the total graduate student body at Western New Mexico University while men make you 21.7%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 48.3% of the graduate student population at Western New Mexico University. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Western New Mexico University. Around 1.0% of graduate students are international. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,558 | $8,730 |
| Fees | $1,605 | $1,605 |
Master's degree recipients from Western New Mexico University earn an average salary of $52,097 during the early years of their career. That's about 11% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
Get more details about the location of Western New Mexico University.
Contact details for Western New Mexico University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1000 W. College Ave, Silver City, NM 88061 |
| Phone: | 505-538-6336 |
| Website: | www.wnmu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/WesternNewMexicoUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/WNMU |
In 2020-2021, 97.4% of the graduate students at Western New Mexico University took at least one class online. For that same period, 91.8% of grad students took all of their classes online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
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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