Statistics at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you plan to study statistics, take a look at what University of New Mexico - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 stats majors received their bachelor's degree from UNM.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Statistics section at the bottom of this page.

UNM Statistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Stats
• Master’s Degree in Stats
• Doctorate Degree in Stats

UNM Statistics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the stats progam at UNM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The stats major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Statistics. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	107
Most Focused Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in stats from UNM. This makes it the #105 most popular school for stats master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Stats Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Statistics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 stats students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNM, about 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical stats bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its stats 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 stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNM Statistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of stats master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

In the stats master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 stats.

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

UNM also has a doctoral program available in stats. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Mathematics

Careers That Stats Grads May Go Into

A degree in stats 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
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$104,030
Mathematical Science Professors	100	$57,480
Statisticians	90	$81,100
Mathematicians	70	$106,790
Survey Researchers	60	$39,010

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.