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Astronomy & Astrophysics at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying astronomy and astrophysics, 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 has a total student population of 22,311. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in astronomy from UNM.

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

UNM Astronomy & Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astronomy

UNM Astronomy & Astrophysics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the astronomy 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 astronomy major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Astronomy & Astrophysics. 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 Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 60

Astronomy Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Astronomy & Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

14% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 astronomy majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNM. Of these graduates, 86% were men and 14% were women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astronomy at UNM are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its astronomy 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 astronomy.

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

UNM also has a doctoral program available in astronomy. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Astronomy Grads May Go Into

A degree in astronomy 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
Physicists 1,770 $149,910
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $104,030
Astronomers 40 $78,910
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 40 $63,410

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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