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Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

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Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree School for You

With 36 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #29 most popular major in New Mexico.

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, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master's 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 master's 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology to be the most popular school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Mexico. Located in the remote town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the geology majors at the school.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in New Mexico. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

Of the 4 students majoring in geology at NMSU Main Campus, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in New Mexico. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 279
Arizona 53
Oklahoma 62

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 5,005
Physics 3,727
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 342

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.

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