Clinical/Medical Social Work at New Mexico Highlands University

If you plan to study clinical/medical social work, 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 approximately 2,777 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students received a bachelor's degree in clinical/medical social work from New Mexico Highlands University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Clinical/Medical Social Work section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Clinical/Medical Social Work Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical/Medical Social Work
• Master’s Degree in Clinical/Medical Social Work

New Mexico Highlands University Clinical/Medical Social Work Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks clinical/medical social work programs across the country. The following shows how New Mexico Highlands University performed in these rankings.

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 clinical/medical social work major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Clinical/Medical Social Work. 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 Clinical/Medical Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools	2
Most Focused Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools	2
Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
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Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	4
Most Popular Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools	12
Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Degree Schools	16
	16
Best Clinical/Medical Social Work Schools	28
	32

In 2021, 132 students received their master’s degree in clinical/medical social work from New Mexico Highlands University. This makes it the #6 most popular school for clinical/medical social work master’s degree candidates in the country.

Clinical/Medical Social Work Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the clinical/medical social work majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University Clinical/Medical Social Work Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of clinical/medical social work bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its clinical/medical social work 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 clinical/medical social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

New Mexico Highlands University Clinical/Medical Social Work Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 132 clinical/medical social work majors earned their master's degree from New Mexico Highlands University. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 12% men graduate in clinical/medical social work each year. New Mexico Highlands University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the clinical/medical social work master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 22% better 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 master's in clinical/medical social work.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	30
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

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

Related Majors

• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Careers That Clinical/Medical Social Work Grads May Go Into

A degree in clinical/medical social work 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
Healthcare Social Workers	1,190	$55,490
Substance Abuse Social Workers	510	$45,260

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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