2021 Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Mexico
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Finding the Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Out of the majors we analyze each year, engineering was ranked 4th in New Mexico. In fact, 668 were awarded in the state in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.5% of all the engineering bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Engineering Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in New Mexico ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great engineering programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students in New Mexico
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying engineering.
Best Engineering Schools for Non-Traditional Students
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology tops the 2021 list of our schools in New Mexico that are best for non-traditional engineering students. Located in the remote town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population. New Mexico Tech also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Engineering in New Mexico rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 519 students take at least one class online at New Mexico Tech. 360 students are part time.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces. NMSU Main Campus also made our Best Colleges for Engineering in New Mexico list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at NMSU Main Campus is lower than is typical, just 3.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,734 students take at least one class online at NMSU Main Campus. There are roughly 3,478 part time students in attendance at NMSU Main Campus.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Engineering in New Mexico ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. Approximately 8,254 students take at least one class online at UNM. 7,459 of UNM students are attending part time.
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).