by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in New Mexico” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Sociology is the 25th most popular major in the country with 35,816 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , sociology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $31,418 and had an average of $22,369 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 199 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,580 and $21,860 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in sociology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their sociology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in New Mexico”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in New Mexico list. This medium-sized school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 21 ’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in New Mexico. Central New Mexico Community College is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 83 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in New Mexico. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s sociology degrees to 47 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Sociology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in New Mexico list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 47 ’s sociology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western New Mexico University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Sociology Major in New Mexico. Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 ’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Sociology at Western New Mexico University
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