Physical Sciences isn't the most popular major 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. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for physical sciences students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 304 degrees in physical sciences to qualified students.
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 Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for physical sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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 Physical Sciences 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 physical 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 physical sciences. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population.
There were approximately 112 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the physical sciences program earn an average of $30,122 for their early career.
Any student pursuing a degree in physical sciences has to take a look at University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus. UNM Gallup is a small public university located in the town of Gallup.
There were roughly 14 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNM Gallup in the most recent data year.
University of New Mexico - Taos Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical sciences. Located in the rural area of Ranchos de Taos, UNM Taos is a public university with a small student population.
There were roughly 19 physical sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNM Taos in the most recent data year.
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 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 Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for physical sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
