General Biology at New Mexico Highlands University

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at New Mexico Highlands University stacks up to those at other schools.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and approximately 2,777 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 11 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from New Mexico Highlands University.

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.

New Mexico Highlands University General Biology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
• Master’s Degree in Biology

New Mexico Highlands University General Biology Rankings

The biology major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in biology from New Mexico Highlands University. This makes it the #182 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Biology Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at New Mexico Highlands University.

New Mexico Highlands University General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in biology from New Mexico Highlands University in 2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% men. So male students are more repesented at New Mexico Highlands University since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

New Mexico Highlands University General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a master’s in biology from New Mexico Highlands University in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

New Mexico Highlands University also has a doctoral program available in biology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 New Mexico Highlands University.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.