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2023 Most Popular General Biology Schools in New Mexico

15 Colleges
$24,796 Avg Salary
$18,612 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Biology School for You

In 2020-2021, general biology students earned 576 degrees and certificates from a New Mexico school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General Biology Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Biology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for biology majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for general biology students. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Biology majors at UNM take out an average of $17,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 15 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

While working on their degree, biology majors at NMSU Main Campus accumulate an average of around $23,500 in student debt.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great place for general biology students. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

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The excellent programs at Central New Mexico Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general biology schools in New Mexico. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in New Mexico list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.

On average, biology graduates from New Mexico Tech take out $14,835 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of the Southwest came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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New Mexico Highlands University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in New Mexico list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.

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#8

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

San Juan College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General Biology Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Northern New Mexico College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General Biology Schools in New Mexico ranking. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school located in the town of Espanola.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general biology students. It came in at #10 on the list. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in the town of Roswell.

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Best General Biology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Biology Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 9,573
Arizona 2,191
Oklahoma 729

General Biology is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Biology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 14,535
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 11,615
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 8,813
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 7,247
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 6,206

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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