Computer Information Systems at New Mexico Highlands University

If you plan to study computer information systems, take a look at what New Mexico Highlands University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,777. Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico Highlands University in 2021, 6 of them were computer information systems majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Information Systems section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Computer Information Systems Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CIS

New Mexico Highlands University Computer Information Systems Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CIS progam at New Mexico Highlands University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The CIS major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Information Systems. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	567
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	580
Most Popular Computer Information Systems Schools	1,014
Most Focused Computer Information Systems Schools	1,018

CIS Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the CIS majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University Computer Information Systems Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in CIS from New Mexico Highlands University. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical CIS bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at New Mexico Highlands University since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 64% more racial-ethnic minorities in its CIS bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a bachelor's in CIS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

New Mexico Highlands University also has a doctoral program available in CIS. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer Information Systems

If you plan to be a CIS major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Mexico Highlands University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Computer & Information Sciences	6

Related Majors

• Information Science

Careers That CIS Grads May Go Into

A degree in CIS can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico Highlands University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,820	$76,700
Systems Software Developers	1,690	$94,690
Computer Systems Analysts	1,670	$84,660
Computer Workers	1,250	$79,540

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.