Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

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, 59 of them were area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UNM Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Doctorate Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

UNM Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs across the country. The following shows how UNM performed in these rankings.

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 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies. 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
Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	17
Most Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	25
	29
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37
Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	62
Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	98
Most Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	132

In 2021, 18 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UNM. This makes it the #22 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 59 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UNM in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women. The typical area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies 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 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UNM Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

Of the 18 students who earned a master's degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies from UNM in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% of degree recipients. That is 23% 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 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UNM also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 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
Ethnic Studies	51
Area Studies	39

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies 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
Interpreters and Translators	510	$58,700

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.