Physical Sciences at University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus

If you are interested in studying physical sciences, you may want to check out the program at University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNM Valencia is located in Los Lunas, New Mexico and approximately 1,435 students attend the school each year.

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 Valencia Physical Sciences Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Physical Sciences

UNM Valencia Physical Sciences Rankings

Physical Sciences Student Demographics at UNM Valencia

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

UNM Valencia Physical Sciences Associate’s Program

89% Women

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of physical sciences associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in physical sciences only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at UNM Valencia may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 46% more women than average.

UNM Valencia does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in physical sciences graduates 58% 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 - Valencia County Campus with a associate's in physical sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Physical Sciences

The following physical sciences concentations are available at University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Physical Sciences	22

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 - Valencia County 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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