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2850 Weddell Street, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003-8001
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6610 Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, New Mexico 88240
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801 Leroy Place, Socorro, New Mexico 87801
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1500 S Ave K, Portales, New Mexico 88130
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5317 Lovington Hwy, Hobbs, New Mexico 88240
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921 Paseo de Onate, Espanola, New Mexico 87532
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University Ave, Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701
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1000 W. College Ave, Silver City, New Mexico 88061
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4601 College Blvd, Farmington, New Mexico 87402-4699
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6401 Richards Ave, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508-4887
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Biology Schools in New Mexico

New Mexico contains ten schools that offer biology programs. New Mexico State University-Main Campus, the highest-ranking biology school in NM, has a total student population of 18,526 and is the 396th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 10 biology schools in New Mexico, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of the Southwest comes out as the most expensive ($15,047/yr), with San Juan College as the lowest recorded at only $5,292/yr.

Biology students from New Mexico schools who go on to become biologists, marine biologists, wildlife biologists, molecular biologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 29,630 people working as biological scientists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $69,430. Also, Zoologists and wildlife biologists make on average $60,670 per year and there are about 17,460 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the New Mexico alone, there are 160 employed zoologists and wildlife biologists earning an average yearly salary of $62,960. Biological scientists in this state earn $60,000/yr and there are 280 employed.

Also, within the biology schools in New Mexico, the average student population is 2,774 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from biology, there are 1598 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,262 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,963, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Biology Programs in New Mexico


New Mexico State University-Main Campus
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD
  • Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Molecular Biology
    Levels offered: Masters, PhD
University of the Southwest
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
New Mexico Junior College
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Associates
Northern New Mexico College
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
  • Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
    Levels offered: Associates
New Mexico Highlands University
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters
Western New Mexico University
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Botany/Plant Biology
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
    Levels offered: Bachelors
  • Zoology/Animal Biology
    Levels offered: Bachelors
San Juan College
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Associates
Santa Fe Community College
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
    Levels offered: Associates

New Mexico Interesting Facts

  • Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the United States at 7,000 feet above sea level.
  • The province that was once Spanish New Mexico included all of present day New Mexico, most of Colorado and Arizona, and slices of Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming. The Original American Territory of New Mexico that congress created in 1850 included all of New Mexico and Arizona plus parts of Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. The boundaries of present day New Mexico were drawn by congress in 1863 but New Mexico didn't become a state until 1912.
  • Each October Albuquerque hosts the world's largest international hot air balloon fiesta.
  • Las Cruces makes the world's largest enchilada the first weekend in October at the "Whole Enchilada Fiesta".
  • Lakes and Rivers make up only .002% of the state's total surface area. The lowest water-to-land ratio of all 50 states. Most of New Mexico's lakes are man-made reservoirs. A dam on the Rio Grande formed the Elephant Butte Reservoir the state's largest lake.
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