2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for EE for a Bachelor’s

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for EE for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

In 2020-2021, 28,844 people earned their degree in electrical engineering, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, electrical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $74,380 and had an average of $24,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 150 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,532 and $24,671 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 97 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,779 and $27,879 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for EE for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great electrical engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for EE for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for EE for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 3 Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico

1 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for EE for a Bachelor’s. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s EE students in 2020-2021.

UNM also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #3.Our most recent data shows that 1 of the 22,311 students enrolled at UNM were GI Bill® students, of which 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at University of New Mexico - Main Campus]](/colleges/university-of-new-mexico-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, New Mexico

620 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for EE for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 34 bachelors’s EE degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 620 of the 14,227 students enrolled at New Mexico State University - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at NMSU Main Campus]](/colleges/new-mexico-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

3

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, New Mexico

36 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$4,987 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for EE for a Bachelor’s list. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is located in Socorro, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s EE degrees to qualified students.

New Mexico Tech also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #2.Of the 1,686 students enrolled at New Mexico Tech, 36 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 18 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,987. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

[Read full report on veteran student life at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology]](/colleges/new-mexico-institute-of-mining-and-technology/student-life/veterans/)

• Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
• Best Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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

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