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Environmental Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

If you plan to study environmental engineering, take a look at what New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

New Mexico Tech is located in Socorro, New Mexico and approximately 1,686 students attend the school each year. Of the 225 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in 2021, 9 of them were environmental engineering majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Environmental Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Tech Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering

New Mexico Tech Environmental Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the environmental engineering progam at New Mexico Tech compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The environmental engineering major at New Mexico Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Environmental Engineering Schools 2
Best Value Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 49
Most Popular Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 66
69
Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 74
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools 78
79
Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools 80

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in environmental engineering from New Mexico Tech. This makes it the #65 most popular school for environmental engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at New Mexico Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental engineering majors at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

New Mexico Tech Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of environmental engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its environmental engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology with a bachelor's in environmental engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

New Mexico Tech Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in environmental engineering from New Mexico Tech. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

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In the environmental engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 73% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology with a master's in environmental engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 0
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

New Mexico Tech also has a doctoral program available in environmental engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Environmental Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,590 $163,260
Environmental Engineers 420 $95,720
Health and Safety Engineers 280 $116,350

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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