2027 Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools in New Mexico
[Water Resources Engineering](/majors/engineering/civil-engineering/water-resources-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for water resources engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools in New Mexico
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in water resources engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Water Resources Engineering Schools
University Of New Mexico Main Campus tops our 2027 list of the best value water resources engineering schools in New Mexico. Set in the city of Albuquerque, University Of New Mexico Main Campus is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $10,140, compared with $33,060 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for water resources engineering graduates is $20,500. Water Resources Engineering graduates of University Of New Mexico Main Campus earn a median of $62,923 early in their careers. Set against $20,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 95% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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