2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico

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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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 723 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,108 and $24,162 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico.

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

#1

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$14,595 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. New Mexico Tech is located in Socorro, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 174 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new mexico bachelor’s degree engineering students list, New Mexico Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico Tech is $14,595 for new mexico bachelor’s degree engineering students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Engineering at New Mexico Tech

#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$8,659 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 310 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for New Mexico Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students.

Full NMSU Main Campus Engineering Report

#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$14,446 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 237 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for New Mexico Bachelor’s Degree Engineering students.

Read more about Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes.

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