Anthropology at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Every anthropology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the anthropology program at New Mexico State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in anthropology.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Anthropology section at the bottom of this page.

NMSU Main Campus Anthropology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Anthropology

NMSU Main Campus Anthropology Rankings

Anthropology Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Anthropology Master’s Program

Of the 13 anthropology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NMSU Main Campus, about 38% were men and 62% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in anthropology each year. NMSU Main Campus does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from NMSU Main Campus, 62% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a master's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Economics

Careers That Anthropology Grads May Go Into

A degree in anthropology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Anthropologists and Archeologists	280	$58,300

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.