by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in New Mexico” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 50,306 people earned their degree in physical sciences, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, physical sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $39,880 and had an average of $22,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 288 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $19,802 and $14,926 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 82 physical sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,811 and $16,074 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in physical sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their physical sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in New Mexico” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico associate degree physical sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Taos Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in New Mexico. University of New Mexico - Taos Campus is located in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 associates’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in New Mexico. UNM Valencia is a small school located in Los Lunas, New Mexico that handed out 22 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in New Mexico list. UNM Gallup is a small school located in Gallup, New Mexico that handed out 7 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus is located in Los Alamos, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Juan College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in New Mexico list. This medium-sized school is located in Farmington, New Mexico, and it awarded 13 associates’s physical sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Mesalands Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #6. Tucumcari, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s physical sciences degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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Northern New Mexico College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #7. Northern New Mexico College is located in Espanola, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s physical sciences degrees to qualified students.
Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s physical sciences students in 2020-2021.
Santa Fe Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Physical Sciences Major in New Mexico ranking. Santa Fe Community College is a public institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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