Sociology at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what New Mexico State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 14,227 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in sociology from NMSU Main Campus.

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

NMSU Main Campus Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
• Master’s Degree in Sociology

Online Classes Are Available at NMSU Main Campus

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NMSU Main Campus offers distance education options for sociology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

NMSU Main Campus Sociology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology progam at NMSU Main Campus 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 sociology major at NMSU 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 Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	237
Best Value Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	285
	479

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in sociology from NMSU Main Campus. This makes it the #20 most popular school for sociology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from NMSU Main Campus Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at NMSU Main Campus is $29,100. This is less than $30,566, which is the national average of all sociology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Sociology Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

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

NMSU Main Campus Sociology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from NMSU Main Campus. About 17% were men and 83% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NMSU Main Campus Sociology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 sociology majors earned their master's degree from NMSU Main Campus. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in sociology each year. NMSU Main Campus does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a sociology master's degree from NMSU Main Campus, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NMSU 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

• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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 New Mexico State 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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.