Best Natural Sciences Manager programs in New Mexico, ranked by enrollment
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities in such fields as life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, and research and development in these.
20 schools in New Mexico run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,090 people a year. The job pays a median of — in New Mexico across about 400 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in New Mexico that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
26 programs in New Mexico that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in New Mexico (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own New Mexico page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 26.0101In New Mexico → | 462 | 42.4% | 15 | $32,152 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 27.0101In New Mexico → | 135 | 12.4% | 11 | $48,772 | $21,544 |
| 3 | CIP 26.0202In New Mexico → | 84 | 7.7% | 2 | $38,243 | $23,014 |
| 4 | Physical Sciences, Generalmain feeder CIP 40.0101In New Mexico → | 81 | 7.4% | 7 | $27,007 | $9,000 |
| 5 | CIP 40.0501In New Mexico → | 73 | 6.7% | 8 | $42,620 | $23,900 |
| 6 | CIP 40.0801In New Mexico → | 69 | 6.3% | 4 | $47,156 | $23,490 |
| 7 | CIP 40.0601In New Mexico → | 52 | 4.8% | 5 | $39,678 | $24,864 |
| 8 | Biotechnologymain feeder CIP 26.1201In New Mexico → | 28 | 2.6% | 1 | $49,023 | $21,309 |
| 9 | CIP 27.0501In New Mexico → | 19 | 1.7% | 2 | $59,718 | $20,150 |
| 10 | CIP 40.0807In New Mexico → | 17 | 1.6% | 1 | $47,156 | $23,490 |
| 11 | CIP 40.0201In New Mexico → | 13 | 1.2% | 1 | $39,728 | $24,678 |
| 12 | CIP 26.0503In New Mexico → | 10 | 0.9% | 1 | $38,383 | $22,065 |
| 13 | CIP 40.0605In New Mexico → | 8 | 0.7% | 2 | $39,678 | $24,864 |
| 14 | CIP 26.0305In New Mexico → | 6 | 0.6% | 1 | $33,009 | $21,975 |
| 15 | CIP 40.0202In New Mexico → | 6 | 0.6% | 1 | $39,728 | $24,678 |
| 16 | CIP 26.1301In New Mexico → | 4 | 0.4% | 1 | $29,460 | $23,480 |
| 17 | CIP 30.4401In New Mexico → | 4 | 0.4% | 1 | — | — |
| 18 | Natural Sciencesmain feeder CIP 30.1801In New Mexico → | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | $29,587 | $21,610 |
| 19 | CIP 40.0602In New Mexico → | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | $39,678 | $24,864 |
| 20 | CIP 14.1201In New Mexico → | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | $57,457 | $24,706 |
| 21 | CIP 26.0204In New Mexico → | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | $38,243 | $23,014 |
| 22 | CIP 26.0301In New Mexico → | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | $33,009 | $21,975 |
| 23 | CIP 26.0406In New Mexico → | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | $35,393 | $19,961 |
| 24 | CIP 26.0701In New Mexico → | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | $28,266 | $24,393 |
| 25 | Geobiology CIP 30.4301 | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | — | — |
| 26 | CIP 27.0301In New Mexico → | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | $60,930 | $21,143 |
Top 20 schools in New Mexico
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 2 of the 20 schools in this state.
All 20 schools in New Mexico
Every school in New Mexico with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of New Mexico - Main Campus | Albuquerque | Public | 418 | 9 |
| New Mexico State University - Main Campus | Las Cruces | Public | 237 | 15 |
| Central New Mexico Community College | Albuquerque | Public | 118 | 6 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Socorro | Public | 88 | 10 |
| University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus | Gallup | Public | 41 | 1 |
| University of New Mexico - Taos Campus | Ranchos de Taos | Public | 31 | 1 |
| University of the Southwest | Hobbs | Private not-for-profit | 26 | 1 |
| New Mexico Highlands University | Las Vegas | Public | 25 | 3 |
| Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus | Portales | Public | 24 | 3 |
| San Juan College | Farmington | Public | 21 | 4 |
| Western New Mexico University | Silver City | Public | 19 | 6 |
| Northern New Mexico College | Espanola | Public | 12 | 1 |
| Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus | Roswell | Public | 7 | 2 |
| Clovis Community College | Clovis | Public | 6 | 2 |
| Luna Community College | Las Vegas | Public | 6 | 2 |
What natural sciences managers earn in New Mexico
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in New Mexico
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Natural Sciences Managers page.
How to become a Natural Sciences Manager
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Bachelor's degree
- Work experience needed
- 5 years or more
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in New Mexico
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Natural Sciences Managers24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 14.1201Engineering Physics/Applied Physics
- 14.3701Operations Research
- 26.0101Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- 26.0202Biochemistry
- 26.0203Biophysics
- 26.0204Molecular Biology
- 26.0205Molecular Biochemistry
- 26.0206Molecular Biophysics
- 26.0207Structural Biology
- 26.0208Photobiology(no graduates reported)
- 26.0209Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
- 26.0210Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- 26.0299Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other
- 26.0301Botany/Plant Biology
- 26.0305Plant Pathology/Phytopathology
- 26.0307Plant Physiology
- 26.0399Botany/Plant Biology, Other
- 26.0401Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- 26.0403Anatomy
- 26.0406Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
- 26.0499Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other
- 26.0502Microbiology, General
- 26.0503Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
- 26.0504Virology
- 26.0505Parasitology
Common questions
Answers for people weighing natural sciences managers programs in New Mexico.
What degree do you need to become a Natural Sciences Manager?+
Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Biology/Biological Sciences, General, which awarded 462 degrees in New Mexico in 2024-25, 42.4% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Natural Sciences Manager?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 26 programs to this occupation. The largest are Biology, Mathematics, Biochemistry, Physics, plus 16 more. Together they graduate about 1,090 people a year in New Mexico.
Is demand for natural sciences managers growing?+
BLS projects a +3.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 8,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in New Mexico?+
20 institutions in New Mexico reported graduates from at least one of the 26 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do natural sciences managers work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Research Coordinator, Clinical Trial Manager, Water Resources Planner, Clinical Program Manager, Natural Sciences Manager, Clinical Research Coordinator among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-9121.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
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