General Physical Sciences at University of New Mexico - Taos Campus

If you plan to study general physical sciences, take a look at what University of New Mexico - Taos Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 General Physical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

UNM Taos General Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Science

UNM Taos General Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Science Student Demographics at UNM Taos

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

UNM Taos General Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

73% Women

82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of physical science associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

UNM Taos does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical science graduates 31% 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 science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General Physical Sciences

If you plan to be a physical science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Physical Science	28

Careers That Physical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical science 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
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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