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

If you plan to study family, consumer and human sciences, 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. Of the 4,294 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of New Mexico - Main Campus in 2021, 50 of them were family, consumer and human sciences majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

UNM Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks family, consumer and human sciences programs across the country. The following shows how UNM performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The family, consumer and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	101
Most Focused Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	116

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in family, consumer and human sciences from UNM. This makes it the #101 most popular school for family, consumer and human sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in family, consumer and 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 and human sciences majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Of the 50 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in family, consumer and human sciences from UNM in 2021, 16% were men and 84% were women. The typical family, consumer and 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 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its family, consumer and 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 and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UNM Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in family, consumer and human sciences from UNM. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a family, consumer and human sciences master's degree from UNM, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 and human sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNM also has a doctoral program available in family, consumer and human sciences. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Social Sciences
• Education

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

A degree in family, consumer and 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
• Image Credit: By PerryPlanet under License

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