by our College Data Analytics TeamSocial Sciences is a program of study at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in social sciences, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UNM was ranked #706 on College Factual's Best Schools for social sciences list. It is also ranked #2 in New Mexico.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNM.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UNM paid an average of $928 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $269 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| 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.
UNM does not offer an online option for its social sciences 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 54.8% of the social sciences students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 54.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in social sciences at UNM in 2019-2020, 57.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 8 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 112 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 20 |
Social Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 39 |
| Economics | 48 |
| Geography & Cartography | 23 |
| Political Science & Government | 110 |
| Sociology | 63 |
*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.
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