Biology Studies at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study biology studies, take a look at what New Mexico State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227.

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

NMSU Main Campus Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

NMSU Main Campus Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at NMSU Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. 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 biological sciences, making the school the #112 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at NMSU Main Campus since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	64
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

NMSU Main Campus Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from NMSU Main Campus, 60% 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 State University - Main Campus with a master's in biological sciences.

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

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Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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 State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Biological Scientists	410	$73,610
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$104,030
Life Scientists	90	$54,850
Biological Science Professors	50	$69,310

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.