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Mathematics at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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Mathematics at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study mathematics, 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. Of the 2,425 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University - Main Campus in 2021, 11 of them were mathematics majors.

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

NMSU Main Campus Mathematics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Math
  • Master’s Degree in Math
  • Doctorate Degree in Math

NMSU Main Campus Mathematics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the math progam at NMSU Main Campus compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

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

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Mathematics Schools 319

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in math from NMSU Main Campus. This makes it the #58 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #105 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

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

NMSU Main Campus Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in math from NMSU Main Campus. About 45% were men and 55% were women. The typical math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% women. So female students are more repesented at NMSU Main Campus since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its math 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 math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

NMSU Main Campus Mathematics Master’s Program

25% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of math master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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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 math.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 3
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

NMSU Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in math 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
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $104,030
Mathematical Science Professors 100 $57,480
Statisticians 90 $81,100
Mathematicians 70 $106,790

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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