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Economics at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you plan to study economics, 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. In 2021, 55 economics majors received their bachelor's degree from UNM.

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

UNM Economics Degrees Available

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

UNM Economics Rankings

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

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in economics from UNM. This makes it the #133 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in economics, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from UNM Make?

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNM is $27,677. This is less than $45,868, which is the national average of all economics majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Economics Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Economics Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from UNM. About 65% were men and 35% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics 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 economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 24
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UNM Economics Master’s Program

The economics program at UNM awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women.

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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 economics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 1,530 $57,010
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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