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2025 Best Physical Science Schools in New Mexico

3 Colleges in New Mexico
63 Physical Sciences Degrees Awarded
A degree in physical science is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #179 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for physical science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 degrees in physical science annually.

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Choosing a Great Physical Science School

Best Physical Science Schools in New Mexico The physical sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Physical Science rankings. For our Best Overall Physical Science School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Physical Science Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Physical Sciences

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 Physical Science Schools in New Mexico list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Physical Science in New Mexico

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 physical sciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New Mexico Schools in Physical Sciences

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NM
50.0% Growth in Graduates

University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical science. Located in the remote town of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public university with a small student population.

There were approximately 14 physical science students who graduated with this degree at UNM Gallup in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM

University of New Mexico - Taos Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physical science. UNM Taos is a fairly small public university located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos.

There were approximately 19 physical science students who graduated with this degree at UNM Taos in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in physical science from University of New Mexico - Taos Campus

3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NM

Every student who is interested in physical science needs to take a look at University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. Located in the rural area of Los Lunas, UNM Valencia is a public university with a small student population.

There were approximately 21 physical science students who graduated with this degree at UNM Valencia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in physical science from University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus

Best Physical Science Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Physical Science Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 30
Arizona 670 731
Oklahoma 565 99

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Physical Science is one of 0 different types of General Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

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