Education at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,294 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of New Mexico - Main Campus in 2021, 270 of them were education majors.

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

UNM Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education
• Doctorate Degree in Education

UNM Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the education progam at UNM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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 Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	576
Most Focused Education Master’s Degree Schools	747

In 2021, 177 students received their master’s degree in education from UNM. This makes it the #242 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 34 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #115 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 270 education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNM, about 26% were men and 74% were women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 41% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	155
White	72
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

UNM Education Master’s Program

Of the 177 students who earned a master's degree in Education from UNM in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UNM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	65
White	81
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

UNM also has a doctoral program available in education. In 2021, 34 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Education

Education majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Grade Specific	179
Teacher Education Subject Specific	161
Special Education	44
Student Counseling	27
Educational Assessment	25
Education Philosophy	18
Educational Administration	16
Instructional Media Design	13
Teaching English or French	2
Other Education	2
Curriculum & Instruction	1

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Teacher Assistants	7,360	$22,180
Elementary School Teachers	7,260	$55,390
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Middle School Teachers	3,760	$52,810
Preschool Teachers	2,490	$34,100

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 PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.