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2023 Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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Finding the Best General Biology Master's Degree School for You

General Biology is the #18 most popular major in New Mexico with 62 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General Biology Master'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 master's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General Biology Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for general biology students working on their master’s degree. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

About 62% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full General Biology 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 general biology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in biology at NMSU Main Campus, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full General Biology at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the # 3 spot on the list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

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

Full General Biology at New Mexico Highlands University Report

Out of the 6 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 38% of the biology majors at the school.

Read full report on General Biology at University of the Southwest

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General Biology Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.

Of the 5 students majoring in biology at New Mexico Tech, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full General Biology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great place for general biology students working on their master’s degree. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school located in the town of Portales.

About 40% of the students majoring in biology at the school are women while 60% are male.

Full General Biology at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Report

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 871
Arizona 170
Oklahoma 20

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 3,221
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 2,488
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 2,290
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 1,964
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 1,922

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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