Family, Consumer & Human Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a family, consumer & human sciences 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 family, consumer & human sciences program.

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 Family, Consumer & Human Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UNM Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
Master’s Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

UNM Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

The family, consumer & human sciences major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences. 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in family, consumer & human sciences, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the family, consumer & human sciences majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

86% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical family, consumer & human sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 8% 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 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its family, consumer & human sciences 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 family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UNM Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

83% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of family, consumer & human sciences master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 8% men graduate in family, consumer & human sciences each year. UNM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the family, consumer & human sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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 family, consumer & human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 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
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	33
General Family & Consumer Sciences	27

Careers That Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in family, consumer & human sciences 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
Retail Sales Supervisors	8,560	$40,110
Food Preparation and Serving Worker Supervisors	7,360	$30,030
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Social and Human Service Assistants	3,400	$33,630
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
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