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Health/Medical Physics at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying health/medical physics, you may want to check out the program at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health/Medical Physics section at the bottom of this page.

UNM Health/Medical Physics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Health/Medical Physics
  • Doctorate Degree in Health/Medical Physics

UNM Health/Medical Physics Rankings

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There were 17 students who received their doctoral degrees in health/medical physics, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health/Medical Physics Student Demographics at UNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health/medical physics majors at University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

UNM Health/Medical Physics Master’s Program

67% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 health/medical physics majors earned their master's degree from UNM. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

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In the health/medical physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 83% of degree recipients. That is 57% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a master's in health/medical physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Health/Medical Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in health/medical physics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Physicists 1,770 $149,910
Health Specialties Professors 1,300 $150,170

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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