2024 Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

If you plan on getting your associate degree in general physical sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #43 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 62 associate degrees in general physical sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Physical Sciences School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of general physical sciences for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality physical science program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general physical sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general physical sciences students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt general physical sciences students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general physical sciences related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general physical sciences students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank General Physical Sciences Schools

The physical science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General Physical Sciences in New Mexico

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general physical sciences.

Top New Mexico Schools for an Associate in Physical Science

1

University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus
Gallup, NM

7 Annual Graduates

$19,802 Median Starting Salary

University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is a great decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in general physical sciences. Located in the rural area of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public university with a small student population.

After graduation, physical science associate recipients typically make about $19,802 in their early careers.

More information about a associate in general physical sciences from University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus

2

University of New Mexico - Taos Campus
Ranchos de Taos, NM

28 Annual Graduates

$19,802 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in general physical sciences has to take a look at University of New Mexico - Taos Campus. UNM Taos is a small public university located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos.

After graduating, physical science associate recipients typically make an average of $19,802 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a associate in general physical sciences from University of New Mexico - Taos Campus

3

University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus
Los Lunas, NM

22 Annual Graduates

$19,802 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus if you wish to pursue an associate degree in general physical sciences. UNM Valencia is a small public university located in the rural area of Los Lunas.

Soon after graduation, physical science associate recipients usually make about $19,802 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a associate in general physical sciences from University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus

Best General Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	200	28
Arizona	169	673
Oklahoma	136	99

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General Physical Sciences Related Rankings by Major

General Physical Sciences is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Physical Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Physical Science	62

Majors Similar to Physical Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geological & Earth Sciences	9
Chemistry	8
Physics	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.