Public Health at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a public health 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 public health 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 Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

UNM Public Health Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
Master’s Degree in Public Health

UNM Public Health Rankings

The public health major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. 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 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Public Health Bachelor’s Program

86% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of public health bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UNM Public Health Master’s Program

69% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of public health master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in public health each year. UNM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Health/Medical Physics	30
Public Health Education and Promotion	29
General Public Health	19
Health Services Administration	8

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Physicists	1,770	$149,910
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,640	$122,650
Health Specialties Professors	1,300	$150,170
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,180	$87,200
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	940	$72,440

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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