General Biology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

New Mexico Tech is located in Socorro, New Mexico and approximately 1,686 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.

New Mexico Tech General Biology Degrees Available

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

New Mexico Tech General Biology Rankings

The biology major at New Mexico Tech 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.

Biology Student Demographics at New Mexico Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

New Mexico Tech General Biology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in biology at New Mexico Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

New Mexico Tech General Biology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of biology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. New Mexico Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from New Mexico Tech, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within General Biology

The following biology concentations are available at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	20
General Biomedical Sciences	7

Related Majors

• 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 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

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 Atomic Energy505 under License

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