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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Engineering for a Doctorate

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Engineering for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in 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 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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Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Engineering for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Engineering for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Engineering for a Doctorate list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list.Among the 22,311 students enrolled at University of New Mexico - Main Campus, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of New Mexico - Main Campus does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNM]](/colleges/university-of-new-mexico-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for Engineering for a Doctorate list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2020-2021.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list.Our most recent data shows that 620 of the 14,227 students enrolled at NMSU Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at NMSU Main Campus]](/colleges/new-mexico-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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