by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
In College Factual's 2024 ranking of the Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S., University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #682 spot out of the 1149 schools analyzed for this list.
In addition, UNM took the #3 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico.
Of the 676 institutions of higher learning that were examined in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, UNM came in at #302.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in New Mexico, UNM came in at #1.
Women make up 55.7% of the total graduate student body at UNM while men make you 44.3%. These percentages may be different for specific degree programs.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 45.0% of the graduate student population at UNM. The school attracts students from outside the U.S., too. Around 10.0% of graduate students hail from another country. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average tuition and fees for graduate students is shown below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,050 | $19,422 |
| Fees | $1,065 | $1,065 |
After obtaining their master's degree from UNM, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $58,557. That's about the same as the nationwide average of $58,425.
After obtaining their doctorate degree from UNM, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $77,186. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 3% higher than the national average of $75,260.
Get more details about the location of University of New Mexico - Main Campus.
Contact details for UNM are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1700 Lomas Blvd Ne, Albuquerque, NM 87106 |
| Phone: | 505-277-0111 |
| Website: | www.unm.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/universityofnewmexico |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/unm |
About 41.0% of the graduate students at University of New Mexico - Main Campus took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 20.5% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*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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