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Geophysics & Seismology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Geophysics & Seismology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Every geophysics & seismology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the geophysics 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 has a total student population of 1,686.

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

New Mexico Tech Geophysics & Seismology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Geophysics

New Mexico Tech Geophysics & Seismology Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in geophysics, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geophysics Student Demographics at New Mexico Tech

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

New Mexico Tech Geophysics & Seismology Master’s Program

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

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Of the students who received a geophysics 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 geophysics.

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

Careers That Geophysics Grads May Go Into

A degree in geophysics 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
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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