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

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Finding the Best Social Sciences Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Mexico to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Social Sciences program at each school on the list.

Check out the social sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Mexico.

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

About 48% of the students majoring in social sciences at the school are women while 52% are male.

Full Social Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Mexico. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 33 students majoring in social sciences at NMSU Main Campus, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Full Social Sciences at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great place for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of the Southwest is a great place for social sciences students working on their master’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 4 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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