Anthropology at University of New Mexico - 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 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, 5 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.

UNM Anthropology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Anthropology
• Doctorate Degree in Anthropology

UNM Anthropology Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Anthropology Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in anthropology from UNM in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from UNM, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 anthropology.

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 University of New Mexico - 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 PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.