Public Health at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a public health school? To help you decide if University of New Mexico - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public health program.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311. In 2021, 29 public health majors received their bachelor's degree from UNM.

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

UNM Public Health Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health
• Master’s Degree in Public Health
• Doctorate Degree in Public Health

UNM Public Health Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The public health major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Health. 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
	6
Most Popular Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools	49
	68
	104
Most Popular Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Schools	159
Most Focused Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	197
Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools	224
Most Focused Public Health Schools	301
Best Public Health Schools	341

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in public health from UNM. This makes it the #133 most popular school for public health master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Public Health Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Public Health from UNM in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical public health bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its public health 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

UNM Public Health Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 public health majors earned their master's degree from UNM. Of these graduates, 21% were men and 79% were women.

In the public health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 61% of degree recipients. That is 13% 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 health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNM also has a doctoral program available in public health. In 2021, 17 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Public Health

If you plan to be a public health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Health/Medical Physics	30
Public Health Education and Promotion	29
General Public Health	19
Health Services Administration	8

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Allied Health Professions
• Dental Support Services

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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
Physicists	1,770	$149,910
Medical and Health Services Managers	1,640	$122,650
Health Specialties Professors	1,300	$150,170
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,180	$87,200
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	940	$72,440

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.