General Physics at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a general 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 general physics program.

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 General Physics section at the bottom of this page.

NMSU Main Campus General Physics Degrees Available

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

NMSU Main Campus General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at NMSU Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #159 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

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

NMSU Main Campus General Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical general physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at NMSU Main Campus since its program graduates 25% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its general 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 general physics.

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

NMSU Main Campus General Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a general physics master's degree from NMSU Main Campus, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the general physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 4% better 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 master's in general physics.

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

Related Majors

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general 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

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