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New Mexico State University - Main Campus BS in Mechanical Engineering

109 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$64,990 Average Salary
$23,201 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is General Mechanical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Mechanical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in ME, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the NMSU Main Campus BS in ME

#280 in the U.S
#2 in New Mexico

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at NMSU Main Campus was ranked #280 on College Factual's Best Schools for ME list. It is also ranked #2 in New Mexico.

Here are some of the other rankings for NMSU Main Campus.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 35
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 46
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income Over $110k) 49
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 64
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 77
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid) 79
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 81
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 85
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 86
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid) 90
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 92
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (With Aid) 95
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 99
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 103
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 105
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 106
Most Focused Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 108
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 111
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 116
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 120
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 126
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 131
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 133
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 136
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 138
Best Value Colleges for Mechanical Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 138
Most Popular Colleges for Mechanical Engineering 141
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Graduates 141
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 167
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering Graduates 191
Highest Paid Mechanical Engineering Graduates 196
Best Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 205
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 218
Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges for Veterans 223
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 274
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools 280

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in ME from NMSU Main Campus Cost?

$7,301 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$23,201 Average Student Debt

NMSU Main Campus Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NMSU Main Campus was $938 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $252 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $6,041 $22,507
Fees $1,260 $1,260
Books and Supplies $1,240 $1,240
On Campus Room and Board $10,228 $10,228
On Campus Other Expenses $4,271 $4,271

Learn more about NMSU Main Campus tuition and fees.

NMSU Main Campus ME BS Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. ME students who received their bachelor’s degree at NMSU Main Campus took out an average of $23,201 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $22,913.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in ME From NMSU Main Campus?

$64,990 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of ME students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NMSU Main Campus is $64,990 per year. That is 5% higher than the national average of $61,915.

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Does NMSU Main Campus Offer an Online BS in ME?

Online degrees for the NMSU Main Campus ME bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NMSU Main Campus Online Learning page.

NMSU Main Campus Bachelor’s Student Diversity for ME

109 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
20.2% Women
61.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 109 bachelor’s degrees in ME handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 20.2% of the ME students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 16.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in ME at NMSU Main Campus in 2019-2020, 61.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 28%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 63
Native American or Alaska Native 2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 22
International Students 18
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

BS in ME Focus Areas at NMSU Main Campus

Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Mechanical Engineering 109

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 38
Chemical Engineering 38
Civil Engineering 39
Electrical Engineering 44
Engineering Physics 6

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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.

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