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General Physics at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

General Physics at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year.

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

UNM General Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in General Physics
  • Master’s Degree in General Physics

UNM General Physics Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in general physics, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Physics Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general physics majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM General Physics Master’s Program

16% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 84% of general physics master's degrees went to men and 16% went to women.

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Of the students who received a general physics master's degree from UNM, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a master's in general physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That General Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general physics 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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers 7,010 $55,380
Physicists 1,770 $149,910
Natural Sciences Managers 380 $104,030

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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