General Biology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying general biology, you may want to check out the program at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 247 biology majors received their bachelor's degree from UNM.

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

UNM General Biology Degrees Available

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

UNM General Biology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the biology 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 biology major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. 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 General Biology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	465

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in biology from UNM. This makes it the #122 most popular school for biology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #61 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UNM Biology Graduates

The median salary of biology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNM is $25,544. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,253 for all biology students.

Biology Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM General Biology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 247 biology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UNM, about 32% were men and 68% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology 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 biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	127
White	71
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

UNM General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a master’s in biology from UNM in 2021, 38% were men and 62% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in biology each year. UNM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology 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 biology.

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 biology. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology 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
Biological Scientists	410	$73,610
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$104,030
Medical Scientists	370	$87,850
Life Scientists	90	$54,850

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 PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.