Education at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

If you plan to study education, take a look at what New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

New Mexico Tech is located in Socorro, New Mexico and has a total student population of 1,686.

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

New Mexico Tech Education Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Education

New Mexico Tech Education Rankings

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Education Student Demographics at New Mexico Tech

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

New Mexico Tech Education Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Education from New Mexico Tech in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 19% men graduate in education each year. New Mexico Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from New Mexico Tech, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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 education.

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

Concentrations Within Education

The following education concentations are available at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Teacher Education Subject Specific	11
Teacher Education Grade Specific	2

Related Majors

• Psychology

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants	7,360	$22,180
Elementary School Teachers	7,260	$55,390
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Middle School Teachers	3,760	$52,810
Preschool Teachers	2,490	$34,100

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.