Education at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education 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 Education section at the bottom of this page.

UNM Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

UNM Education Rankings

The education major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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 34 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #115 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. The typical education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 19% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	97
White	62
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

UNM Education Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of education master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. UNM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 26% better 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 master's in education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	49
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Concentrations Within Education

Education 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
Teacher Education Grade Specific	179
Teacher Education Subject Specific	161
Special Education	44
Student Counseling	27
Educational Assessment	25
Education Philosophy	18
Educational Administration	16
Instructional Media Design	13
Teaching English or French	2
Other Education	2
Curriculum & Instruction	1

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants	7,360	$22,180
Elementary School Teachers	7,260	$55,390
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Middle School Teachers	3,760	$52,810
Preschool Teachers	2,490	$34,100

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.