2025 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #4 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 455 bachelor's degrees in biological & biomedical sciences to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to biological & biomedical sciences students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of biological & biomedical sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt biological & biomedical sciences students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized biological & biomedical sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for biological & biomedical sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Biological & Biomedical Sciences in New Mexico

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences.

Top New Mexico Schools for a Bachelor's in Biological & Biomedical Sciences

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

243 Annual Graduates

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. UNM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Albuquerque.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

126 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat New Mexico State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in biological & biomedical sciences. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.More information about a bachelor’s in biological & biomedical sciences from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	35	10,066
Arizona	33	3,072
Oklahoma	32	1,375

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Biological & Biomedical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Biology	359
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	66
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	8
Genetics	8
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	6
Zoology	4
Botany/Plant Biology	2
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering	649
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	165
Physical Sciences	87
Natural Resources & Conservation	75
Architecture & Related Services	69
Engineering Technologies	64
Mathematics & Statistics	54

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelly White. More about our data sources and methodologies.