2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Chemical Engineering is the 66th most popular major in the country with 13,610 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, chemical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,963 and had an average of $22,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 121 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $48,450 and $21,720 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent chemical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at UNM

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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