2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in New Mexico

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 masters’s chem eng degrees 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 New Mexico State University - 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $75-$110k. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

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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