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Public Policy at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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Public Policy at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received their master's degree in public policy.

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

UNM Public Policy Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Public Policy

UNM Public Policy Rankings

Public Policy Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Public Policy Master’s Program

100% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in public policy from UNM in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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Of the students who received a public policy master's degree from UNM, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the public policy master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 public policy.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Public Policy Grads May Go Into

A degree in public policy 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
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,640 $122,650
Health Specialties Professors 1,300 $150,170
Legislators 480 $23,960
Social Scientists 170 $79,880
Education Professors 90 $67,260

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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