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About Paleontology

A program that focuses on the scientific study of extinct life forms and associated fossil remains, and the reconstruction and analysis of ancient life forms, ecosystems, and geologic processes. Includes instruction in sedimentation and fossilization processes, fossil chemistry, evolutionary biology, paleoecology, paleoclimatology, trace fossils, micropaleontology, invertebrate paleontology, vertebrate paleontology, paleobotany, field research methods, and laboratory research and conservation methods.

While Paleontology has degrees up to the Bachelors degree, most students earn a Bachelors degree. Students study Paleontology all around the US, though the major at the Associates degree level has the most graduates in New Mexico. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Paleontology is $44,800.

How popular is an Associates degree in Paleontology in NM

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2 degrees awarded
Associates degree in Paleontology makes up 4.00% of all Associates degree awarded in New Mexico

Student Demographics

Total Students
2
Female Students
(0%)
Male Students
2 (100%)
White (1, 50%)
Hispanic or Latino (1, 50%)
Asian (0, <1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (0, <1%)
Black or African American (0, <1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0, <1%)
Two or more races (0, <1%)
U.S. Nonresident (0, <1%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (0, <1%)

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