Information Science at New Mexico Highlands University

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

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and approximately 2,777 students attend the school each year. Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico Highlands University in 2021, 2 of them were information science majors.

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

New Mexico Highlands University Information Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IS

New Mexico Highlands University Information Science Rankings

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

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 IS major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Science. 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 Popular Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Focused Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	128
Most Focused Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	168
Most Popular Information Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	170
Most Focused Information Science Schools	288
Most Popular Information Science Schools	309

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in IS from New Mexico Highlands University. This is the #129 most popular school for IS master’s degree candidates in the country.

IS Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

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

New Mexico Highlands University Information Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 IS students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from New Mexico Highlands University, about 50% were men and 50% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities in its IS 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 IS.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Information Science

Information Science majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico Highlands University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Information Science	2

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems

Careers That IS Grads May Go Into

A degree in IS 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
Systems Software Developers	1,690	$94,690
Computer Workers	1,250	$79,540
Computer and Information Systems Managers	1,050	$114,120
Computer and Information Research Scientists	770	$136,370
Computer Science Professors	110	$77,460

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.