Physical Sciences at University of New Mexico - Taos Campus

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

UNM Taos is located in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico and has a total student population of 1,046.

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

UNM Taos Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

UNM Taos Physical Sciences Rankings

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Physical Sciences Student Demographics at UNM Taos

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

UNM Taos Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at UNM Taos may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 43% more women than average.

UNM Taos does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Taos Campus with a associate's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

Physical Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Mexico - Taos Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physical Sciences	28

Related Majors

• Computer & Information Sciences

Careers That Physical Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical 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 - Taos Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Physicists	1,770	$149,910
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,590	$163,260
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,180	$87,200
Physical Scientists	620	$127,210

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.