Political Science & Government at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

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 Political Science & Government section at the bottom of this page.

UNM Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science

UNM Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #75 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Political Science Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science 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 political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	22
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UNM Political Science & Government Master’s Program

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

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 political science.

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

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

Political Science & Government majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Political Science	145

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Geography & Cartography
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Economics

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science 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

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.