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Geology & Earth Sciences at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Geology & Earth Sciences at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

What traits are you looking for in a geology 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 geology 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 Geology & Earth Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Tech Geology & Earth Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Geology

New Mexico Tech Geology & Earth Sciences Rankings

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

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in geology, making the school the #87 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geology Student Demographics at New Mexico Tech

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

New Mexico Tech Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of geology bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Institute of Mining and Technology 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

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 Institute of Mining and Technology.

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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