Chemistry at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a chemistry 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 chemistry program.

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 Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

UNM Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
• Master’s Degree in Chemistry

UNM Chemistry Rankings

The chemistry major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #132 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of chemistry bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNM Chemistry Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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 chemistry.

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

Concentrations Within Chemistry

The following chemistry concentations are available at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. 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
General Chemistry	28

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Materials Sciences
• Physics
• Geological & Earth Sciences

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,180	$87,200
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$104,030
Chemists	300	$95,940
Forensic Science Technicians	250	$42,750

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.