Materials Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Every materials engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the materials engineering program at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology stacks up to those at other schools.

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, 5 of them were materials engineering majors.

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

New Mexico Tech Materials Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Materials Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Materials Engineering

New Mexico Tech Materials Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks materials engineering programs across the country. The following shows how New Mexico Tech performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The materials engineering major at New Mexico Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Materials 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 Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Best Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
	49
Best Value Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	53
Most Popular Materials Engineering Schools	54
Best Value Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	55
Most Popular Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	57
Best Materials Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	64
	65
Best Materials Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	67
Best Value Materials Engineering Schools	70
	74
Best Materials Engineering Schools	84
	94

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in materials engineering from New Mexico Tech. This makes it the #32 most popular school for materials engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in materials engineering, making the school the #58 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Materials Engineering Student Demographics at New Mexico Tech

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

New Mexico Tech Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The materials engineering program at New Mexico Tech awarded 5 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 60% of these degrees went to men with the other 40% going to women. The typical materials engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 33% women. So female students are more repesented at New Mexico Tech since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in materials engineering at New Mexico Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its materials 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 materials engineering.

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

New Mexico Tech Materials Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in materials engineering from New Mexico Tech in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

Of the students who received a materials engineering master's degree from New Mexico Tech, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the materials engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 19% 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 materials engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

New Mexico Tech also has a doctoral program available in materials engineering. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering

Careers That Materials Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in materials 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
Cost Estimators	1,010	$59,580
Materials Engineers	330	$124,780

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Atomic Energy505 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.