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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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Biological & Biomedical Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 327 students received a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UNM.

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

UNM Biological & Biomedical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

UNM Biological & Biomedical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biological and biomedical sciences progam at UNM 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 biological and biomedical sciences major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biological & Biomedical Sciences. 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 Focused Biological & Biomedical Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools 222
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools 431

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UNM. This makes it the #276 most popular school for biological and biomedical sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological and biomedical sciences, making the school the #180 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological & Biomedical Sciences Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological and biomedical sciences majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 327 students earned a bachelor's degree in biological and biomedical sciences from UNM. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men. The typical biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological and biomedical sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 33
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 166
White 94
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 18

UNM Biological & Biomedical Sciences Master’s Program

62% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 biological and biomedical sciences majors earned their master's degree from UNM. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 62% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in biological and biomedical sciences each year. UNM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a biological and biomedical sciences master's degree from UNM, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UNM also has a doctoral program available in biological and biomedical sciences. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Biological & Biomedical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Biology 268
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 80

Careers That Biological & Biomedical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological and biomedical 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 - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers 7,010 $55,380
Health Specialties Professors 1,300 $150,170
Computer Workers 1,250 $79,540
Computer and Information Research Scientists 770 $136,370

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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