by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in New Mexico” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 107,165 general biology students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, general biology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,334 and had an average of $23,818 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 576 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,796 and $18,612 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 general biology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,709 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in New Mexico” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general biology. That schools that top this list have a program in general biology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in New Mexico”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Southwest landed the #1 spot on the list. USW is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hobbs, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a small school located in Socorro, New Mexico that handed out 5 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about General Biology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s biology students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Biology at New Mexico Highlands University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 masters’s biology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in New Mexico list. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s biology degrees to qualified students.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Biology Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #6. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s biology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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