Civil Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #50 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Civil Engineering Schools in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 124 degrees in civil engineering annually.
The civil eng program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Civil Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Civil Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Civil Engineering Schools in New Mexico list to help you make the college decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the civil eng degree levels they offer.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in civil engineering. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #608 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNM is a great university overall.
There were roughly 49 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the civil eng program state that they receive average early career earnings of $61,838.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in civil engineering. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were roughly 55 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year. After graduating, civil eng degree recipients generally earn around $60,212 in their early careers.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in civil engineering. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro. This school ranks 7th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 20 civil engineering students who graduated with this degree at New Mexico Tech in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
The civil eng program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Civil Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Civil Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
