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2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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Finding the Best Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 288 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, physical sciences is the #15 most popular major in New Mexico.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in New Mexico to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Physical Sciences program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for physical sciences majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found University of New Mexico - Main Campus to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New Mexico. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Women make up 38% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great place for physical sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in physical sciences at the school are women while 36% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro.

Women make up 26% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

Full Physical Sciences at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Report

#4

Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western New Mexico University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Western New Mexico University is a small public school located in the remote town of Silver City.

Of the 4 students majoring in physical sciences at Western New Mexico University, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Physical Sciences at Western New Mexico University Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at New Mexico Highlands University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular physical sciences schools in New Mexico. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

Full Physical Sciences at New Mexico Highlands University Report

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for physical sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Portales.

Read full report on Physical Sciences at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Physical Sciences Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,469
Texas 2,811
Oklahoma 558

Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 21,239
Physics 13,674
Geological & Earth Sciences 7,821
General Physical Sciences 3,823
Astronomy & Astrophysics 1,375
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 1,140
Materials Sciences 658
Other Physical Science 538
Physics and Astronomy 38

Majors Similar to Physical Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 NASA.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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