by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Mexico” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,262 and had an average of $23,306 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 854 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,058 and $19,958 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their social sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico social sciences students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 379 diplomas to qualified ’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 153 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Mexico list. This fairly large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 266 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Mexico. This small school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Navajo Technical University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Mexico ranking. Navajo Technical University is a small school located in Crownpoint, New Mexico that handed out 1 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, New Mexico Highlands University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Mexico list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 6 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of the Southwest did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #8. University of the Southwest is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #9, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Mexico list. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small school located in Roswell, New Mexico that handed out 2 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Western New Mexico University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Mexico ranking. Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
San Juan College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Mexico ranking. San Juan College is a medium-sized school located in Farmington, New Mexico that handed out 1 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Mesalands Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Mexico list. This small school is located in Tucumcari, New Mexico, and it awarded 0 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Gallup, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified ’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #12, University of New Mexico - Taos Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Mexico list. University of New Mexico - Taos Campus is located in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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