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

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

In 2020-2021, physical sciences students earned 103 degrees and certificates from a New Mexico school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Physical Sciences Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 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 Physical Sciences program at each school on the list.

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

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for physical sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Mexico. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Las Cruces.

Of the 17 students majoring in physical sciences at NMSU Main Campus, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a great place for physical sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 25% of the physical sciences majors at the school.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Highlands University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public college with a small student population.

Full Physical Sciences at New Mexico Highlands University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the town of Portales, ENMU - Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 255
Texas 904
Oklahoma 155

Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Physics 3,727
Geological & Earth Sciences 2,491
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 342
Other Physical Science 191
General Physical Sciences 107
Physics and Astronomy 23

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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