Physics at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if New Mexico State University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 14,227 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in physics from NMSU Main Campus.

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

NMSU Main Campus Physics Degrees Available

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

NMSU Main Campus Physics Rankings

The physics major at NMSU Main Campus 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.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in physics from NMSU Main Campus. This makes it the #63 most popular school for physics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #162 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

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

NMSU Main Campus Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physics from NMSU Main Campus in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at NMSU Main Campus since its program graduates 19% more women than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics at NMSU Main Campus are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in physics.

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

NMSU Main Campus Physics Master’s Program

Of the 9 physics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NMSU Main Campus, about 89% were men and 11% were women.

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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NMSU Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in physics. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Geological & Earth Sciences
• Chemistry

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 State University - Main Campus.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.