Sociology at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

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

ENMU - Main Campus is located in Portales, New Mexico and approximately 5,266 students attend the school each year. Of the 707 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus in 2021, 19 of them were sociology majors.

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

ENMU - Main Campus Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Online Classes Are Available at ENMU - Main Campus

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

ENMU - Main Campus does offer online education options in sociology for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

ENMU - Main Campus Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at ENMU - Main Campus 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 sociology major at ENMU - Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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 Online Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	352

Sociology Student Demographics at ENMU - Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology majors at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

ENMU - Main Campus Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 sociology majors earned their bachelor's degree from ENMU - Main Campus. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at ENMU - Main Campus since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

ENMU - Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in sociology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• General Social Sciences
• Anthropology

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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 Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Managers	2,850	$96,490

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 Cathy from USA under License

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