2023 Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s

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Political Science is the 13th most popular major in the country with 47,549 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across New Mexico, there were 225 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 188 political science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,779 and $27,879 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in political science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular political science programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico bachelor’s degree poly sci students.

Top 4 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science 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 Poly Sci 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. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 136 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Political Science Report

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

#5 overall quality in New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Political Science at NMSU Main Campus

3

New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, New Mexico

#9 overall quality in New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Highlands University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s. New Mexico Highlands University is a public institution located in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, New Mexico

#11 overall quality in New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Poly Sci Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s. This small school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s poly sci degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Political Science at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

• Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Political Science in the Southwest Region
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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.

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