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Ethnic Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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Ethnic Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a ethnic studies 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 ethnic studies program.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students received a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from UNM.

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

UNM Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

UNM Ethnic Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ethnic studies progam at UNM 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 ethnic studies major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ethnic 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
Most Popular Ethnic Studies Schools 27
Best Ethnic Studies Schools 106

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from UNM. This makes it the #24 most popular school for ethnic studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students earned a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from UNM. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men. The typical ethnic studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ethnic 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 ethnic studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

UNM Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

83% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 6 ethnic studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNM, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

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In the ethnic studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 43% 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 ethnic studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UNM also has a doctoral program available in ethnic studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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