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Health Education at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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Health Education at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a school health education school? To help you decide if University of New Mexico - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's school health education program.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 82 school health education majors received their bachelor's degree from UNM.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Education section at the bottom of this page.

UNM Health Education Degrees Available

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

UNM Health Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks school health education programs across the country. The following shows how UNM performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The school health education major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Health Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 3
Most Focused Health Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 6
Best Value Health Education Master’s Degree Schools 24
47
Best Value Health Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 49
Best Health Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 51
68
Best Health Education Schools 71

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in school health education from UNM. This makes it the #17 most popular school for school health education master’s degree candidates in the country.

School Health Education Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Health Education Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 82 school health education students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNM, about 29% were men and 71% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its school health 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 school health education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 45
White 20
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

UNM Health Education Master’s Program

83% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The school health education program at UNM awarded 6 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

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In the school health education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 44% 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 school health education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UNM also has a doctoral program available in school health education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That School Health Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in school health 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
High School Teachers 7,010 $55,380
Middle School Teachers 3,760 $52,810
Education Professors 90 $67,260

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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