2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in New Mexico

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In 2020-2021, 19,993 people earned their degree in philosophy and religious studies, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, philosophy and religious studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,946 and had an average of $22,275 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 47 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,078 and $23,402 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 46 philosophy and religious studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,779 and $27,879 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in philosophy and religious studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in philosophy and religious studies.

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Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico bachelor’s degree philosophy & religious studies students.

Top 4 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Philosophy & Religious Studies in New Mexico

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 overall quality in New Mexico

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s 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 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies students in 2020-2021.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, New Mexico

#5 overall quality in New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Philosophy & Religious Studies at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

3

University of the Southwest
Hobbs, New Mexico

#13 overall quality in New Mexico

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #3 spot on the list. USW is a small school located in Hobbs, New Mexico that handed out 4 bachelors’s philosophy and religious studies degrees in 2020-2021.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, New Mexico

#11 overall quality in New Mexico

Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Philosophy & Religious Studies Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a public institution located in Portales, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full ENMU - Main Campus Philosophy & Religious Studies Report

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.