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Mining Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

If you are interested in studying mining engineering, you may want to check out the program at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

New Mexico Tech is located in Socorro, New Mexico and approximately 1,686 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 3 mining engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from New Mexico Tech.

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

New Mexico Tech Mining Engineering Degrees Available

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

New Mexico Tech Mining Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks mining 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 mining engineering major at New Mexico Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mining 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 Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 2
Most Popular Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 3
Most Focused Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
Best Value Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 9
Best Mining Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 10
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Best Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 13

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in mining engineering from New Mexico Tech. This makes it the #3 most popular school for mining engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Mining Engineering Student Demographics at New Mexico Tech

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

New Mexico Tech Mining Engineering Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mining Engineering from New Mexico Tech in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mining 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 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its mining 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 mining engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

New Mexico Tech Mining Engineering Master’s Program

22% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in mining engineering from New Mexico Tech. About 78% were men and 22% were women.

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In the mining engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 29% 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 mining engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Careers That Mining Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in mining 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
Mining and Geological Engineers 240 $140,130

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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