General Economics at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you plan to study general economics, take a look at what University of New Mexico - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from UNM.

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

UNM General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics
• Master’s Degree in General Economics
• Doctorate Degree in General Economics

UNM General Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general economics progam at UNM compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general economics major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	24
	26
	33
	34
	42
	47
	47
	71
	76
	77
	104
	107
	271
	278
	403
	414
	444
	445
	454
	456

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in general economics from UNM. This makes it the #34 most popular school for general economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in general economics, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Economics Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM General Economics Bachelor’s Program

The general economics program at UNM awarded 55 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 65% of these degrees went to men with the other 35% going to women. The typical general economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general economics bachelor's program 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 bachelor's in general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	24
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UNM General Economics Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in General Economics from UNM in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

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 general economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNM also has a doctoral program available in general economics. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics 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
Survey Researchers	60	$39,010

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.