Physical Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study physical sciences, take a look at what University of New Mexico - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 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 Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Sciences
Master’s Degree in Physical Sciences

UNM Physical Sciences Rankings

The physical sciences major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical 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.

There were 32 students who received their doctoral degrees in physical sciences, making the school the #67 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of physical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical physical sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 13% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical 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 physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNM Physical Sciences Master’s Program

33% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of physical sciences master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Of the students who received a physical sciences master's degree from UNM, 59% 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 physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Earth Sciences	30
Chemistry	28
Physics	26
Materials Sciences	8
Astronomy & Astrophysics	7

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 - Main 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
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