by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Area Studies is the 115th most popular major in the country with 6,966 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, area studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,127 and had an average of $20,927 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 42 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,975 and $18,531 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,779 and $27,879 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in area studies.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The area studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in New Mexico for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
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