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Physics at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Physics at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

If you are interested in studying physics, you may want to check out the program at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Physics section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Tech Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

New Mexico Tech Physics Rankings

The physics major at New Mexico Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #145 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at New Mexico Tech

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

New Mexico Tech Physics Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at New Mexico Tech since its program graduates 20% more women than average.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at New Mexico Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics 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 physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Physics

The following physics 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
General Physics 16

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Physicists 1,770 $149,910
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $104,030

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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