Chemistry at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Tech Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry

New Mexico Tech Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at New Mexico Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #189 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at New Mexico Tech

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

New Mexico Tech Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry bachelor's program 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 bachelor's in chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

New Mexico Tech Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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 chemistry.

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

If you plan to be a chemistry 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 Institute of Mining and Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Chemistry	5

Related Majors

• General Physical Sciences
• Physics
• Geological & Earth Sciences

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,180	$87,200
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$104,030
Chemists	300	$95,940
Forensic Science Technicians	250	$42,750

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.