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I want the opinion of UNM graduates, students, etc. Do you think UNM is a good college? If money weren't an option would you still have gone there and is the degree respected enough to find work (preferably out of state)?
A lot of people on the forum have said to focus on the degree program and not the school as whole. What are the current rankings of the Anderson program? I just want to make sure I'm making the right decision. I dont want to move after school to find that my degree is not up to par with other colleges. Granted, I know UNM is not Harvard but I want opinions and information/links to ratings of the business school. Thanks a lot!!
UNM's Anderson School is not a nationally ranked business school. My undergraduate accounting degree is from UNM. It'll feed you, but it won't automatically open doors like a top 10 or top 20 school.
UNM is considered largely as one of the best State schools. Its are law school, med school, and engineering school that are so largely acclaimed though. However, the biz school is on par with the rest of the states schools across the country. Keep in mind, an MBA anywhere is better than a standard bachelors degree in Biz. Hope this helps, I wish you the best of luck.
I'm a student at UNM and I think I have a decent grasp on the quality of the school as a whole because I attended University of Arizona for two years, which is widely regarded as one of the best state schools in the country. I also spent a lot of time researching schools when I was applying way back when.
The business program at U of A (Eller) was ranked the 6th best of any school in the country last year. Anderson at UNM is ranked highly among business programs with the highest number of hispanic graduates. My understanding is that a degree from Anderson is indeed highly regarded, not just in NM but elsewhere, as abqsunport pointed out. In Tucson, I knew many people who went into business, and while that college is highly ranked, the general consensus among my friends and peers there was that they could have had just as legitimate a degree if they had stayed in state (obviously talking about acquaintances from elsewhere - UofA is practically a steal if you have Arizona residency, and especially if you graduated from high school there with a solid GPA).
The folks who have recommended looking at the strengths of specific schools within UNM are right on the money in my opinion. I am in Environmental Sciences and the advisors and professors I've had are knowledgeable, professional, and actually care about the success of their students, which is a quality sometimes hard to come by at large state schools. I don't know for sure about Anderson, but I would be inclined to think that their graduation rates and high rankings tend toward the positive.
Another good point abqsunport had - it seems like you will find no shortage of people born and raised in New Mexico who attend UNM and have nothing nice to say about it. My response to that opinion is that they probably just didn't do enough research about state schools in other places. When it comes down to it, most state schools are really just about evenly matched. Some colleges within universities will be better than others, and I believe that part of a prospective student's obligation is to research schools based on the strengths and weaknesses of the specific school in which they are interested, be it Fine Arts, Engineering, Business, etc.
Hope this helps, and good luck in your search for the right school.
Thanks for the opinions thus far. While I was looking at the Anderson website it says that of the 11,620 (more or less) graduates of the business program, 10,000 of them live in state. This number made me wonder if the degree is not legitimate (or as legitimate) as a degree from a different school for those who want to relocate out of state. I've been accepted to higher ranked schools but the money is a factor. I hope my choice to avoid the loans and attend UNM does not blow up in my face.
> ... 11,620 (more or less) graduates ... 10,000 of them live in state.
> This number made me wonder if the degree is not legitimate
It is because they *choose* to stay after having spent time here attending the school.
I continue to believe that is one of the reasons for overall wages being lower here. Even after a layoff, people won't consider out of state employment.
I hope my choice to avoid the loans and attend UNM does not blow up in my face.
Believe, choosing not to get deep into debt before you have a career is a smart choice. Unless you are being offered to Private Schools(ie Norte Dame, Stanford, Georgetown, Ivy League, ect.), UNM is equally competitive with other state schools. I realize you want to move out of state at the moment, but most people after graduating choose to stay--as mortimer said (nice post by the way Mort).
Anyway, best of luck with your decision!!!!!
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