by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in New Mexico” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Geological & Earth Sciences is the 95th most popular major in the country with 7,821 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, geological and earth sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,705 and had an average of $23,383 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 72 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,779 and $27,879 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in New Mexico” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geological and earth sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in geological and earth sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico bachelor’s degree geology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in New Mexico list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 6 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major 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 public institution located in Las Vegas, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Socorro, New Mexico, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s geology 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.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology 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. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 0 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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