Engineering at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 14,227 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 281 engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from NMSU Main Campus.

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

NMSU Main Campus Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at NMSU Main Campus

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NMSU Main Campus offers distance education options for engineering at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NMSU Main Campus Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at NMSU Main Campus 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 engineering major at NMSU Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
Best Value Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	48
Best Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	90
Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148
	196

In 2021, 89 students received their master’s degree in engineering from NMSU Main Campus. This makes it the #125 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 34 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #95 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 281 engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from NMSU Main Campus. Of these graduates, 80% were men and 20% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	135
White	63
International Students	70
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

NMSU Main Campus Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 89 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering from NMSU Main Campus in 2021, 82% were men and 18% were women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% 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 State University - Main Campus with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	29
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

NMSU Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 34 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	111
Industrial Engineering	73
Electrical Engineering	61
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	55
Civil Engineering	39
General Engineering	33
Chemical Engineering	27
Engineering Physics	6
Systems Engineering	5

Related Majors

• Communications Technologies & Support
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Engineering Technologies
• Physical Sciences

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Engineers	2,010	$114,790
Physicists	1,770	$149,910
Systems Software Developers	1,690	$94,690
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,590	$163,260
Electrical Engineers	1,470	$113,050

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.