General Physics at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Every general physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the general physics program at University of New Mexico - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

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 General Physics section at the bottom of this page.

UNM General Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Physics
• Master’s Degree in General Physics

UNM General Physics Rankings

The general physics major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Physics. 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM General Physics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of general physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical general physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general physics at UNM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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 general physics.

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

UNM General Physics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 84% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

Of the students who received a general physics master's degree from UNM, 58% 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 general physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Optics/Optical Sciences

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$104,030

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.