Civil Engineering is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #35 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2023 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for civil engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 80 bachelor's degrees in civil engineering to qualified students.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on civil engineering students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of civil engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for civil engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized civil engineering related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for civil engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.
The civil eng school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Civil Engineering in New Mexico
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in civil engineering.
Top New Mexico Schools for a Bachelor's in Civil Eng
University of New Mexico - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. UNM is a very large public university located in the city of Albuquerque.
Those civil engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from University of New Mexico - Main Campus make $3,656 more than the standard civil eng graduate.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. NMSU Main Campus is a large public university located in the suburb of Las Cruces.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the civil eng program state that they receive average early career earnings of $51,638.
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).