Zoology at Western New Mexico University

If you are interested in studying zoology, you may want to check out the program at Western New Mexico University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,896. In 2021, 5 zoology majors received their bachelor's degree from Western New Mexico University.

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

Western New Mexico University Zoology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Zoology

Western New Mexico University Zoology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks zoology programs across the country. The following shows how Western New Mexico University performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The zoology major at Western New Mexico University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Zoology. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Zoology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60
Most Popular Zoology Schools	72

Zoology Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the zoology majors at Western New Mexico University.

Western New Mexico University Zoology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of zoology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in zoology at Western New Mexico University are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its zoology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New Mexico University with a bachelor's in zoology.

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

Western New Mexico University also has a doctoral program available in zoology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Botany/Plant Biology
• General Biology
• Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

Careers That Zoology Grads May Go Into

A degree in zoology 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 Western New Mexico University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Biological Scientists	410	$73,610
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$104,030
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	180	$58,730
Biological Science Professors	50	$69,310

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.