Area Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you plan to study area 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 has a total student population of 22,311.

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

UNM Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area Studies

UNM Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in area studies, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 31% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at UNM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNM Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

In the area studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% 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 area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Area Studies

Area Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
American U.S. Studies	18
Latin American Studies	13
East Asian Studies	8

Related Majors

• Ethnic Studies

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area 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

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

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