Liberal Arts General Studies is a major offered under the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program of study at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in liberal arts, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
If there’s something special you’re looking for, you can use one of the links below to find it:
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Maximize your transfer credits and complete your bachelor's degree faster with this flexible online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at UNM was ranked #653 on College Factual's Best Schools for liberal arts list. It is also ranked #5 in New Mexico.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNM.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UNM paid an average of $928 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $269 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $6,463 | $22,801 |
Fees | $1,698 | $1,698 |
Books and Supplies | $1,266 | $1,266 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,262 | $10,262 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,176 | $4,176 |
Learn more about UNM tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UNM in Liberal Arts walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 6% higher than the national average of $23,628.
liberal arts who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNM make an average of $28,173 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% lower than the national average of $30,751.
UNM does not offer an online option for its liberal arts bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNM Online Learning page.
Women made up around 50.7% of the liberal arts students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 64.7%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts at UNM in 2019-2020, 61.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 21 |
Hispanic or Latino | 79 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 13 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 73 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
Liberal Arts General Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
---|---|
Liberal Arts | 197 |
Humanities | 8 |
*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.