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2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 831 degrees and certificates from a New Mexico school, making the subject the 7th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Main Campus to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New Mexico. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Of the 315 students majoring in social sciences at UNM, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

About 62% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 38% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at New Mexico Highlands University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in New Mexico. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.

Women make up 67% of the social sciences majors at the school.

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#5

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Western New Mexico University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular social sciences schools in New Mexico. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

Of the 2 students majoring in social sciences at Western New Mexico University, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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With a ranking of #6, University of the Southwest did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,347
Texas 8,901
Oklahoma 1,373

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415
Criminology 11,039
Geography & Cartography 8,526
Other Social Sciences 2,414
Urban Studies 1,507
Sociology & Anthropology 541
Archeology 339
Demography & Population Studies 88

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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