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

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With 200,458 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, engineering is the 6th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 1,141 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,136 and $20,111 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 53 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,967 and $104,936 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid

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

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

#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 Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 33 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNM Engineering Report

#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate 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 located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’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 NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Engineering Report

#3

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$25,602 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Socorro, New Mexico, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Tech are $25,602, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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