Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UNM Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Doctorate Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

UNM Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students graduated with a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UNM. About 28% were men and 72% were women.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 72% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

The following area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies concentations are available at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	18
Ethnic Studies	13

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Education

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies 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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Interpreters and Translators	510	$58,700

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 PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.