2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Construction Engineering is the 242nd most popular major in the country with 802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, construction engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,567 and had an average of $26,426 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 5 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 construction engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent construction 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 construction engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The construction engineering 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 “Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in New Mexico

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Construction Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $0-$30k list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s construction engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Construction Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM 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 Construction Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Construction Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Daniel Christensen.

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