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Geological & Earth Sciences at New Mexico Highlands University

Geological & Earth Sciences at New Mexico Highlands University

If you plan to study geological & earth sciences, take a look at what New Mexico Highlands University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,777.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geological & Earth Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Highlands University Geological & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

New Mexico Highlands University Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings

The geology major at New Mexico Highlands University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geological & Earth Sciences. 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.

Geology Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

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

New Mexico Highlands University Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its geology 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 geology.

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

Concentrations Within Geological & Earth Sciences

If you plan to be a geology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Mexico Highlands University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geology & Earth Sciences 2

Careers That Geology Grads May Go Into

A degree in geology 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
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $104,030
Geoscientists 270 $86,620
Hydrologists 170 $88,640
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 40 $63,410

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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