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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in physical science education from New Mexico Tech. About 27% were men and 73% were women.

Of the students who received a physical science education master's degree from New Mexico Tech, 55% 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 36% of degree recipients. That is 19% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Atomic Energy505 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.