General Biology at Central New Mexico Community College

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at Central New Mexico Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 21,398 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

CNM General Biology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Biology

CNM General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at CNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Central New Mexico Community College.

CNM General Biology Associate’s Program

63% Women

65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of biology associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in biology only graduates about 32% men each year. The program at CNM may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

CNM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in biology graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central New Mexico Community College with a associate's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at Central New Mexico Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central New Mexico Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	27

Biotechnology

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for Central New Mexico Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Biological Scientists	410	$73,610
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$104,030
Medical Scientists	370	$87,850
Life Scientists	90	$54,850

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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