Biology Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #6 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for biology studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 553 degrees in biology studies annually.
The biological sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biology Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Biology Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Biology Studies Schools in New Mexico ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the biological sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in biology studies. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #608 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNM is a great university overall.
There were approximately 226 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in biology studies. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were about 134 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in biology studies. ENMU - Main Campus is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Portales. This university ranks 12th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 33 biology studies students who graduated with this degree at ENMU - Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The biological sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Biology Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Biology Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
