Graduate Programs at University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Graduate School Overview

University of New Mexico-Main Campus (referred to as UNM) is a Public, 4 years school located in Albuquerque, NM. It is classified as a Research University (very high research activity) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1922 - Current[Estimated Date]).

UNM Directory Information
School Name	University of New Mexico-Main Campus (UNM)
Address	1700 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone	505-277-0111
Web	https://www.unm.edu
Online Application	https://www.unm.edu/apply
Financial Info	https://finaid.unm.edu

The 2022 graduate school tuition & fees at University of New Mexico-Main Campus is $7,115 for New Mexico residents and $20,487 for out-of-state students. The school has 6,346 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 22,139 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 248 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate School 2022 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$20,487 $7,115 for New Mexico Residents
Student Population	6,346
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	248 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at University of New Mexico-Main Campus is $7,115 for New Mexico residents and $20,487 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2021-2022. The tuition per credit hour is $336 for New Mexico residents and $1,079 for out-of-state students.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus offers the alternative tuition plans.

University of New Mexico-Main Campus offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2022 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2021-2022, the graduate school tuition & fees of University of New Mexico-Main Campus is $7,115 for New Mexico residents and $20,487 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.00% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2021-2022 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2021-2022 Graduate Tuition & fees
	New Mexico Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2017-2018	$6,505	$1,637	$21,962	$1,637
2018-2019	$5,001	$1,257	$16,883	$1,257
2019-2020	$5,156	$1,300	$17,407	$1,300
2020-2021	$5,920	$1,401	$18,489	$1,401
2021-2022	$6,050	$1,065	$19,422	$1,065

The graduate school tuition & fees of UNM is expensive compared to public graduate schools in New Mexico. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,225 and the New Mexico graduate tuition is $12,669 (public) / $23,518 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
University of New Mexico-Main Campus	$7,115	$20,487
All Graduate Schools	$15,964	$19,225
Public	$11,349	$20,502
Private	$19,232
New Mexico Graduate Schools	$11,188	$16,249
Public	$6,628	$12,669
Private	$23,518

For academic year 2021-2022, the living costs are $14,626 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at University of New Mexico-Main Campus. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.30% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $14,626. Off-campus living costs are decreased by -7.69% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2017-2018	$9,662	$3,934	$9,662	$5,256
2018-2019	$9,864	$4,016	$9,864	$5,366
2019-2020	$10,090	$4,108	$10,090	$5,492
2020-2021	$10,262	$4,176	$10,262	$5,583
2021-2022	$10,396	$4,230	$10,396	$4,230

For academic year 2021-2022, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $336 for New Mexico residents and $1,079 for other students at University of New Mexico-Main Campus. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 5.06% compared to previous academic year.

2021-2022 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	New Mexico Residents	Out-of-State
2017-2018	$271	$271
2018-2019	$278	$938
2019-2020	$286	$967
2020-2021	$329	$1,027
2021-2022	$336	$1,079

The law school tuition at University of New Mexico-Main Campus is $9,558 for New Mexico residents and $26,422 for out-of-state students for academic year 2021-2022. For medical school, the average tuition & fees is $15,327 for New Mexico residents and $44,023 for out-of-state students. Next table shows the tuition & fees for law school and/or medical schools at University of New Mexico-Main Campus.

Law School Tuition

Medical School Tuition

2021-2022 Law School/Medical School Tuition at University of New Mexico-Main Campus
	New Mexico Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
Medicine	$15,328	-	$44,024	-
Pharmacy	$10,762	$1,420	$33,772	$1,420
Law	$8,138	$1,420	$25,002	$1,420

Graduate Programs at UNM

University of New Mexico-Main Campus offers 143 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 1,582 students have completed their study at University of New Mexico-Main Campus.

Offered Degrees at University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	82	1,080
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	41	170
Doctor's degree - other	5	270
Post Master's Degree	15	62
Total	143	1,582

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at University of New Mexico-Main Campus by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the School Psychology program with 17 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 185 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 120 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
School Psychology	✕	17	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	16	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	10	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	9	-
Architectural History and Criticism	✕	9	-

Popular Master's Programs at University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	185	$55,900
Business Administration and Management	✕	166	$55,900
Accounting	✕	53	$56,700
Public Administration	✕	48	$46,200
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	46	$91,100

Popular Doctorate Programs at University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	120	$49,600
Law	✕	105	$49,600
Medicine	✕	102	$54,300
Medicine	✕	84	$54,300
Pharmacy	✕	69	$119,000

University of New Mexico-Main Campus offers 143 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 1,582 students have completed their graduate studies.

1,080 students have earned/completed Master's program.
270 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
62 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	61 completers	-
Architecture	✕	0	$44,300
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	✕	11	$39,400
Landscape Architecture	✕	9	-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	✕	41	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	18 completers	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	5	-
Latin American Studies	✕	7	-
American Indian/Native American Studies	✕	4	-
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	65 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	39	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	26	-
Education [+]	✕	177 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	5	$50,500
Learning Sciences	✕	22	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	✕	14	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	26	$34,600
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	21	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	25	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	26	-
Art Teacher Education	✕	7	-
Health Teacher Education	✕	6	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	25	-
Technical Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	155 completers	-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	✕	18	-
Chemical Engineering	✕	10	-
Civil Engineering	✕	22	-
Water Resources Engineering	✕	8	-
Computer Engineering	✕	27	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	26	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	27	-
Nuclear Engineering	✕	8	-
Construction Engineering	✕	9	-
Manufacturing Engineering	✕	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Linguistics	✕	4	-
Comparative Literature	✕	4	-
German Language and Literature	✕	1	-
French Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Portuguese Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	6	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	✕	4	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	5	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	22 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	8	-
Creative Writing	✕	10	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	13	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	8	-
Statistics	✕	7	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Museology/Museum Studies	✕	4	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	4	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	3	-
Physics	✕	1	-
Optics/Optical Sciences	✕	0	-
Materials Science	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Psychology	✕	5	-
Educational Psychology	✕	11	-
Human Services [+]	✕	48 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	41	$46,200
Public Policy Analysis	✕	7	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	5	-
Economics	✕	8	-
Geography	✕	2	-
National Security Policy Studies	✕	11	-
Political Science and Government	✕	6	-
Sociology	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Dance	✕	1	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	0	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	✕	1	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	12	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	2	-
Music Performance	✕	16	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	161 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	30	-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	✕	4	-
Physician Assistant	✕	17	-
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	✕	0	-
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	✕	2	-
Public Health	✕	19	-
Health/Medical Physics	✕	6	-
Health Services Administration	✕	8	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	34	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	41	$91,100
Business [+]	✕	216 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	185	$55,900
Accounting	✕	31	$56,700
History [+]	✕	4 completers	-
History	✕	4	-
	Total	1,080

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
American/United States Studies/Civilization	✕	5	-
Latin American Studies	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Curriculum and Instruction	✕	1	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	6	-
Learning Sciences	✕	3	-
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	✕	4	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	6	-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	✕	7	-
Technical Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Education (other)	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Engineering	✕	23	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Linguistics	✕	2	-
French Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	✕	1	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	$49,600
Law	✕	0	$49,600
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	8 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	4	-
Rhetoric and Composition	✕	4	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	8	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	2	-
Statistics	✕	4	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	1	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	6	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	7	-
Physics	✕	8	-
Optics/Optical Sciences	✕	7	-
Materials Science	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Psychology	✕	4	-
Educational Psychology	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	7	-
Economics	✕	4	-
Political Science and Government	✕	3	-
Sociology	✕	3	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	0	$119,000
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design	✕	1	-
Health/Medical Physics	✕	17	-
Nursing Science	✕	5	-
History [+]	✕	1 completers	-
History	✕	1	-
	Total	170

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	105 completers	$49,600
Law	✕	105	$49,600
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	165 completers	-
Medicine	✕	84	$54,300
Pharmacy	✕	66	$119,000
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	2	-
Nursing Practice	✕	13	-
	Total	270

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Architecture	✕	2	-
Architectural History and Criticism	✕	9	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Ethnic Studies	✕	3	-
Women's Studies	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	5	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism	✕	0	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✕	16 completers	-
School Psychology	✕	7	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	✕	9	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Music Performance	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Health/Medical Physics	✕	7	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	7	-
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	3	-
	Total	62

Graduate Student Population at UNM

For academic year 2021-2022, total 6,346 students enrolled into University of New Mexico-Main Campus graduate schools where it has total 22,139 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 3,200 full-time and 3,146 part-time graduate students. By gender, 2,799 male and 3,547 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	6,346	2,799	3,547
Full-time	3,200	1,336	1,864
Part-tme	3,146	1,463	1,683

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 2,557 White (40.29%), 128 Black/African American (2.02%), 2,031 Hispanic (32.00%), 301 Asian (4.74%), and 1,329 students with other races. 675 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	6,346	2,799	3,547
American Indian/Native American	291	89	202
Asian	301	115	186
Black/African American	128	69	59
Hispanic	2,031	835	1,196
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	11	4	7
White	2,557	1,135	1,422
Two More	182	66	116
Un-Known	170	84	86
Non-resident Alien	675	402	273

University of New Mexico-Main Campus offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1,298 graduate students (20.45% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,302 graduate students (20.52% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	6,346
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,298
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,302
Not in Online Courses	3,746

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at University of New Mexico-Main Campus. 1,513 students are aged 20 to 24 (23.84% of total students), 476 students are aged above 50 (7.50%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at University of New Mexico-Main Campus.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	6,346	2,799	3,547
Age 20-21	100	36	64
Age 22-24	1,413	608	805
Age 25-29	1,849	857	992
Age 30-34	1,102	529	573
Age 35-39	690	288	402
Age 40-49	716	293	423
Age 50-64	365	131	234
Over 64	111	57	54

Similar Schools to UNM

Compare similar schools with admission, tuition, and more academic facts.

Fresno State

UNM vs. Fresno State

California State University-Fresno (Fresno State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Fresno, CA. The 2022 graduate program tuition & fees is $8,087 for California residents and $17,591 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 2,860 and it offers total 130 graduate programs(4 online programs).

Compare

View School

Colorado State University-Fort Collins

UNM vs. Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Colorado State University-Fort Collins (Colorado State University-Fort Collins) is a Public, 4 years school located in Fort Collins, CO. The 2022 graduate program tuition & fees is $13,313 for Colorado residents and $29,043 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 7,632 and it offers total 269 graduate programs(73 online programs).

Compare

View School

Boise State

UNM vs. Boise State

Boise State University (Boise State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Boise, ID. The 2022 graduate program tuition & fees is $9,638 for Idaho residents and $26,558 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 3,390 and it offers total 261 graduate programs(32 online programs).

Compare

View School

San Diego State

UNM vs. San Diego State

San Diego State University (San Diego State) is a Public, 4 years school located in San Diego, CA. The 2022 graduate program tuition & fees is $9,570 for California residents and $19,074 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 5,163 and it offers total 242 graduate programs(1 online programs).

Compare

View School

San Jose State

UNM vs. San Jose State

San Jose State University (San Jose State) is a Public, 4 years school located in San Jose, CA. The 2022 graduate program tuition & fees is $9,286 for California residents and $18,790 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 8,845 and it offers total 187 graduate programs(4 online programs).

Compare

View School

UNLV

UNM vs. UNLV

University of Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV) is a Public, 4 years school located in Las Vegas, NV. The 2022 graduate program tuition & fees is $6,607 for Nevada residents and $22,698 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 5,367 and it offers total 335 graduate programs(3 online programs).

Compare

View School

Nevada-Reno

UNM vs. Nevada-Reno

University of Nevada-Reno (Nevada-Reno) is a Public, 4 years school located in Reno, NV. The 2022 graduate program tuition & fees is $6,290 for Nevada residents and $22,380 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 4,009 and it offers total 210 graduate programs.

Compare

View School

Utah State

UNM vs. Utah State

Utah State University (Utah State) is a Public, 4 years school located in Logan, UT. The 2022 graduate program tuition & fees is $7,366 for Utah residents and $23,225 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 3,171 and it offers total 375 graduate programs(40 online programs).

Compare

View School

UNM vs. UW

University of Wyoming (UW) is a Public, 4 years school located in Laramie, WY. The 2022 graduate program tuition & fees is $6,859 for Wyoming residents and $17,569 for out-of-state students. The school has a total graduate enrollment of 2,610 and it offers total 206 graduate programs(15 online programs).

Compare

View School