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Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

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Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 72 degrees and certificates were awarded to geological and earth sciences students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #54 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Mexico to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Geological & Earth Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

Our 2023 rankings named San Juan College the most popular school in New Mexico for geological and earth sciences students working on their associate degree. SJC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Farmington.

Women make up 20% of the geology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesalands Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Mesalands Community College is a fairly small public school located in the town of Tucumcari.

About 33% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 67% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Central New Mexico Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in New Mexico. CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Central New Mexico Community College Report

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 674
Arizona 113
Oklahoma 95

One of 8 majors within the area of study, geological and earth sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Geology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelvinsong.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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