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Astrophysics at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Astrophysics at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you plan to study astrophysics, 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 has a total student population of 22,311.

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

UNM Astrophysics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Astrophysical Sciences

UNM Astrophysics Rankings

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

Astrophysical Sciences Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Astrophysics Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of astrophysical sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in astrophysical sciences at UNM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its astrophysical 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 astrophysical sciences.

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

Careers That Astrophysical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in astrophysical 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
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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