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Public Policy at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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Public Policy at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you plan to study public policy, 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 has a total student population of 22,311.

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

UNM Public Policy Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Policy

UNM Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Public Policy Master’s Program

100% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 public policy majors earned their master's degree from UNM. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from UNM, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 public policy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Public Policy Grads May Go Into

A degree in public policy 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
Legislators 480 $23,960
Social Scientists 170 $79,880
Education Professors 90 $67,260

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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