General Psychology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying general psychology, you may want to check out the program at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 506 psychology majors received their bachelor's degree from UNM.

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

UNM General Psychology Degrees Available

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

UNM General Psychology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. 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
Most Popular General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	241
Best General Psychology Schools	697

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in psychology from UNM. This makes it the #241 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #94 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from UNM Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNM is $26,770. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 506 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in psychology from UNM in 2021, 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	263
White	156
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	50

UNM General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 5 psychology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNM, about 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. UNM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 40% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from UNM, 80% 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 psychology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	940	$73,600
Psychologists	90	$84,080

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.