Chemistry at Western New Mexico University

If you plan to study chemistry, take a look at what Western New Mexico University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,896. Of the 232 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western New Mexico University in 2021, 4 of them were chemistry majors.

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

Western New Mexico University Chemistry Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

Western New Mexico University Chemistry Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks chemistry 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 chemistry major at Western New Mexico University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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 Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	559

Chemistry Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Western New Mexico University. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry 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 chemistry.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
High School Teachers	7,010	$55,380
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,180	$87,200
Natural Sciences Managers	380	$104,030
Chemists	300	$95,940
Forensic Science Technicians	250	$42,750

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.