2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in New Mexico

Ranked #3 in popularity, social sciences is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of social sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 438 bachelor's degrees in social sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Social Sciences School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The social sciences bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in New Mexico ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of social sciences students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for social sciences.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Social Sciences in New Mexico

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in social sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Social Sciences Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

283 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of New Mexico - Main Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in social sciences. UNM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Albuquerque. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social sciences in New Mexico.

There were approximately 283 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

109 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

New Mexico State University - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in social sciences. NMSU Main Campus is a large public university located in the suburb of Las Cruces. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in social sciences in New Mexico.

There were roughly 109 social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year.

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3

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, NM

30 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in social sciences has to take a look at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.

There were approximately 30 social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at ENMU - Main Campus in the most recent data year.

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4

New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

New Mexico Highlands University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in social sciences. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public university located in the town of Las Vegas.

There were roughly 8 social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at New Mexico Highlands University in the most recent data year.

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5

Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the remote town of Silver City, Western New Mexico University is a public university with a small student population.

There were about 7 social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Western New Mexico University in the most recent data year.

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6

University of the Southwest
Hobbs, NM

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

USW is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Hobbs.

There were approximately 1 social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at USW in the most recent data year.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	33	2,563
Texas	33	7,280
Oklahoma	33	790

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	150
Sociology	130
Anthropology	61
Economics	61
Geography & Cartography	32
General Social Sciences	2
Other Social Sciences	2

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Psychology	663
Education	543
Communication & Journalism	112
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	108
History	95
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	50

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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).
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