2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Biology Studies in New Mexico

Ranked #4 in popularity, biology studies is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the most popular for biology studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 402 bachelor's degrees in biology studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Biology Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in biological sciences matters. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Biology Studies in New Mexico ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of biology studies students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for biology studies.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Biology Studies in New Mexico

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in biology studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Biological Sciences Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

241 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in biology studies. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in biology studies in New Mexico.

There were roughly 241 biology studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

80 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in biology studies needs to check out New Mexico State University - Main Campus. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in biology studies in New Mexico.

There were roughly 80 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

3

Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
Portales, NM

30 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in biology studies needs to look into Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. ENMU - Main Campus is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Portales. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in biology studies in New Mexico.

There were approximately 30 biology studies individuals who graduated with this degree at ENMU - Main Campus in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus

4

New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM

23 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

New Mexico Highlands University is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in biology studies. Located in the town of Las Vegas, New Mexico Highlands University is a public university with a small student population.

There were roughly 23 biology studies individuals who graduated with this degree at New Mexico Highlands University in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from New Mexico Highlands University

5

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM

16 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro.

There were about 16 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at New Mexico Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

6

University of the Southwest
Hobbs, NM

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the rural area of Hobbs, USW is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 9 biology studies individuals who graduated with this degree at USW in the most recent data year.

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7

Northern New Mexico College
Espanola, NM

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Northern New Mexico College is a small public college located in the distant town of Espanola.

There were roughly 3 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at Northern New Mexico College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Northern New Mexico College

8

Navajo Technical University
Crownpoint, NM

Navajo Tech is a small public university located in the rural area of Crownpoint. More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Navajo Technical University

8

Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University is a small public university located in the remote town of Silver City. More information about a bachelor’s in biology studies from Western New Mexico University

Best Biology Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Biology Studies Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	544	5,548
Oklahoma	390	435
Arizona	342	1,371

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Rankings in Majors Related to Biological Sciences

Biology Studies is one of 1 different types of General Biology programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General Biomedical Sciences	5

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.