Mathematics at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

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 Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

UNM Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math
• Master’s Degree in Math

UNM Mathematics Rankings

The math major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mathematics. 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #119 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of math bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in math at UNM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its math 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNM Mathematics Master’s Program

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

In the math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Mathematics

If you plan to be a math 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
General Mathematics	41

Related Majors

• Statistics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$104,030
Mathematical Science Professors	100	$57,480
Statisticians	90	$81,100
Mathematicians	70	$106,790

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.