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General Biology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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General Biology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

What traits are you looking for in a biology school? To help you decide if New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's biology program.

New Mexico Tech is located in Socorro, New Mexico and approximately 1,686 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received their master's degree in biology.

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

New Mexico Tech General Biology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Biology

New Mexico Tech General Biology Rankings

Biology Student Demographics at New Mexico Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

New Mexico Tech General Biology Master’s Program

60% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in biology from New Mexico Tech. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in biology each year. New Mexico Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology with a master's in biology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology 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 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers 7,010 $55,380
Biological Scientists 410 $73,610
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $104,030
Medical Scientists 370 $87,850
Life Scientists 90 $54,850

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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