2022 Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Electrical Engineering is the 31st most popular major in the country with 30,670 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $70,098 and had an average of $23,581 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 152 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,350 and $16,431 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico master’s degree ee students with aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Electrical Engineering in New Mexico (With Aid)

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$97,959 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 EE Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 29 masters’s EE degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.

Read full report on Electrical Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$87,973 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

Full NMSU Main Campus Electrical Engineering Report

#3

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro, New Mexico

$25,602 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value EE Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a public institution located in Socorro, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Tech also took the #0 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Tech are $25,602.

Read more about Electrical Engineering at New Mexico Tech

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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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