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

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a consumer science 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 consumer science program.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Family & Consumer Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UNM General Family & Consumer Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Consumer Science
Master’s Degree in Consumer Science

UNM General Family & Consumer Sciences Rankings

The consumer science major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Family & Consumer 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 consumer science, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Consumer Science Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM General Family & Consumer Sciences Bachelor’s Program

100% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of consumer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its consumer science 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 consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UNM General Family & Consumer Sciences Master’s Program

75% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of consumer science master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 14% men graduate in consumer science each year. UNM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the consumer science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 16% 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 consumer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General Family & Consumer Sciences

If you plan to be a consumer science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Family & Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	27

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Careers That Consumer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in consumer science 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
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380

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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