Petroleum Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Every petroleum engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the petroleum 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.

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

New Mexico Tech Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

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

New Mexico Tech Petroleum Engineering Rankings

The petroleum engineering major at New Mexico Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Petroleum 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in petroleum engineering, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at New Mexico Tech

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

New Mexico Tech Petroleum Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of petroleum engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women. The typical petroleum engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% women. So female students are more repesented at New Mexico Tech since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities in its petroleum 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 petroleum engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

New Mexico Tech Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of petroleum engineering master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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 petroleum engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Petroleum Engineering

If you plan to be a petroleum engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Petroleum Engineering	24

Related Majors

• Civil Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Chemical Engineering

Careers That Petroleum Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in petroleum 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

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

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