Genetics at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying genetics, you may want to check out the program at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 14,227 students attend the school each year.

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

NMSU Main Campus Genetics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Genetics

NMSU Main Campus Genetics Rankings

The genetics major at NMSU Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Genetics. 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.

Genetics Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

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

NMSU Main Campus Genetics Bachelor’s Program

63% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of genetics bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical genetics 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 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its genetics 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 genetics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Genetics

Genetics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Genetics	12

Careers That Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in genetics 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
Biological Scientists	410	$73,610
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$104,030
Medical Scientists	370	$87,850
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
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