2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Engineering for a Bachelor’s
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Degrees Awarded
$59,809
Avg Salary
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 198,468 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 1,111 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,505 and $21,020 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 678 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,779 and $27,879 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Engineering for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Engineering for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico bachelor’s degree vets studying engineering.
Top 2 Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 260 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list.According to our most recent data, UNM supports 22,311 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full UNM Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 281 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
NMSU Main Campus also took the #1 spot in our “Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking.Among the 14,227 students enrolled at NMSU Main Campus, 620 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,880. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NMSU Main Campus offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at New Mexico State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/new-mexico-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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