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2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in New Mexico

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Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

With 8 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general social sciences is the #149 most popular major in New Mexico.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New Mexico to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for social sciences majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

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The excellent programs at Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in New Mexico. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Roswell.

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Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Taos Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General Social Sciences Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos, UNM Taos is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is a great place for general social sciences students. UNM Gallup is a small public school located in the rural area of Gallup.

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#3

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Western New Mexico University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the town of Silver City.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 185
Arizona 133
Oklahoma 393

General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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