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Optics/Optical Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Optics/Optical Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

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 Optics/Optical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UNM Optics/Optical Sciences Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Optics/Optical Sciences

UNM Optics/Optical Sciences Rankings

Optics/Optical Sciences Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Optics/Optical Sciences Master’s Program

23% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 77% of optics/optical sciences master's degrees went to men and 23% went to women.

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In the optics/optical sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 23% of degree recipients. That is 2% better 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 master's in optics/optical sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Optics/Optical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in optics/optical 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

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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