Physical Sciences at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus

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

UNM Gallup is located in Gallup, New Mexico and approximately 2,174 students attend the school each year.

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

UNM Gallup Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

UNM Gallup Physical Sciences Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at UNM Gallup

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

UNM Gallup Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at UNM Gallup may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 28% more women than average.

UNM Gallup does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 54% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus with a associate's in physical sciences.

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

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physical Sciences	7

Related Majors

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical 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 University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Physicists	1,770	$149,910
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,590	$163,260
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,180	$87,200
Physical Scientists	620	$127,210

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.