2025 Best Physical Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

Physical Sciences isn't the most popular associate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #19 in popularity out of 38 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for physical sciences students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 76 associate degrees in physical sciences to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on physical sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of physical sciences students who choose to seek a associate 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 physical sciences students go into to obtain their associate 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 physical sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for physical sciences students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Physical Sciences Schools

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 Sciences Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Physical Sciences in New Mexico

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in physical sciences.

Top New Mexico Schools for an Associate in Physical Sciences

1

University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus
Gallup, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus if you want to pursue an associate degree in physical sciences. Located in the town of Gallup, UNM Gallup is a public university with a small student population.More information about a associate in physical sciences from University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus

2

University of New Mexico - Taos Campus
Ranchos de Taos, NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in physical sciences needs to check out University of New Mexico - Taos Campus. UNM Taos is a small public university located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos.More information about a associate in physical sciences from University of New Mexico - Taos Campus

Best Physical Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	38	193
Oklahoma	37	123
Arizona	36	711

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Physical Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Physical Sciences	67
Chemistry	5
Geological & Earth Sciences	2
Physics	2

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Engineering Technologies	158
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	79
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	75
Engineering	67
Mathematics & Statistics	42
Architecture & Related Services	16
Science Technologies / Technicians	14
Natural Resources & Conservation	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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to NASA. More about our data sources and methodologies.