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Science Education at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Science Education at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

If you are interested in studying science education, you may want to check out the program at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

New Mexico Tech is located in Socorro, New Mexico and approximately 1,686 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Science Education section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Tech Science Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Physical Science Education

New Mexico Tech Science Education Rankings

Physical Science Education Student Demographics at New Mexico Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the physical science education majors at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

New Mexico Tech Science Education Master’s Program

86% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of physical science education master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Of the students who received a physical science education master's degree from New Mexico Tech, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the physical science education master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology with a master's in physical science education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Physical Science Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical science education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
High School Teachers 7,010 $55,380
Middle School Teachers 3,760 $52,810
Education Professors 90 $67,260
Biological Science Professors 50 $69,310
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Professors 40 $63,410

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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