2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in New Mexico (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Mechanical Engineering is the 12th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across New Mexico, there were 327 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general mechanical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical 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

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 18 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#3

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$25,602 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering 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. Socorro, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Tech are $25,602, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (With Aid)

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 Michel Villeneuve.

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