General Public Health at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

UNM General Public Health Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in General Public Health

UNM General Public Health Rankings

General Public Health Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM General Public Health Master’s Program

75% Women

69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of general public health master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in general public health each year. UNM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the general public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 18% 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 general public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That General Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,640	$122,650
Health Specialties Professors	1,300	$150,170
Community Health Workers	270	$40,020

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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