History at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history program at University of New Mexico - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

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 History section at the bottom of this page.

UNM History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History
• Master’s Degree in History

UNM History Rankings

The history major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. 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 history, making the school the #119 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM History Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of history bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its history 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNM History Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of history master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from UNM, 75% 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 history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within History

If you plan to be a history 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
History	47

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Curators	120	$52,880
Museum Technicians and Conservators	80	$38,690
Historians	50	$71,800

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.