General Computer & Information Sciences at New Mexico Highlands University

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if New Mexico Highlands University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and approximately 2,777 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from New Mexico Highlands University.

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

New Mexico Highlands University General Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer and Information Sciences

New Mexico Highlands University General Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer and information sciences programs across the country. The following shows how New Mexico Highlands University performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Computer & Information Sciences. 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 General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	399
Most Popular General Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	402
Most Popular General Computer Science Schools	628
Most Focused General Computer Science Schools	636

Computer and Information Sciences Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University General Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from New Mexico Highlands University. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at New Mexico Highlands University since its program graduates 27% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 67% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences 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 computer and information sciences.

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 computer and information sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer and Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Computer Systems Analysts	1,670	$84,660
Computer Workers	1,250	$79,540
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,050	$114,120
Computer and Information Research Scientists	770	$136,370

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

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