2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in New Mexico

A master's degree in geology and earth sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #116 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 26 master's degrees in geology and earth sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Geology & Earth Sciences School for Your Master's Degree

The geology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in New Mexico ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of geology and earth sciences 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.

More Ways to Rank Geology & Earth Sciences Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for geology and earth sciences.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Geology & Earth Sciences in New Mexico

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in geology and earth sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Geology Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a popular option for students pursuing a master's degree in geology and earth sciences. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in geology and earth sciences in New Mexico.

There were roughly 15 geology and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent data year.

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2

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM

6 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in geology and earth sciences. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.

There were about 6 geology and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at New Mexico Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NM

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in geology and earth sciences has to take a look at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in geology and earth sciences in New Mexico.

There were roughly 5 geology and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Geology & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geology & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	520	195
Arizona	313	25
Oklahoma	276	39

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Rankings in Majors Related to Geology

One of 6 majors within the Geological & Earth Sciences area of study, Geology & Earth Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Hydrology & Water Resources Science	7
Geochemistry	1
Geophysics & Seismology	1

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).
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