2025 Best General Engineering Schools in New Mexico

If you pursue a degree in general engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #96 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Engineering Schools in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 69 degrees in general engineering annually.

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Pick Your General Engineering Degree Level

The 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 the Best General Engineering Schools in New Mexico. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Engineering in New Mexico

The schools below may not offer all types of engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New Mexico Schools in Engineering

1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

11.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in general engineering needs to take a look at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. UNM is a very large public university located in the large city of Albuquerque.More information about a degree in general engineering from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is difficult to beat New Mexico State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in general engineering. NMSU Main Campus is a large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.More information about a degree in general engineering from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Best General Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best General Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	905	639
Arizona	670	310
Oklahoma	565	124

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Rankings in Majors Related to Engineering

General Engineering is one of 2 different types of General Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Pre-Engineering	53

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Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

More about our data sources and methodologies.