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Most Popular Area Studies Schools in New Mexico

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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in New Mexico

2 Colleges
$24,975 Avg Salary
$18,531 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

With 20 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area studies is the #47 most popular major in New Mexico.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Area Studies Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New Mexico to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Area Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for area studies majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Main Campus to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

The excellent programs at New Mexico Highlands University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in New Mexico. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

Read full report on Area Studies at New Mexico Highlands University

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area Studies Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 611
Arizona 30
Oklahoma 8

Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Area Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 1,081
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 5

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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