Industrial Engineering at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Every industrial engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IE program at New Mexico State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227. In 2021, 31 IE 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 Industrial Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

NMSU Main Campus Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IE
• Master’s Degree in IE

Online Classes Are Available at NMSU Main Campus

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Master’s Degree

NMSU Main Campus Industrial Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks IE programs across the country. The following shows how NMSU Main Campus performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IE major at NMSU Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Industrial 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 Industrial Engineering Schools	58
Best Industrial Engineering Schools	91

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in IE from NMSU Main Campus. This makes it the #18 most popular school for IE master’s degree candidates in the country.

IE Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

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

NMSU Main Campus Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 IE students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NMSU Main Campus, about 90% were men and 10% were women.

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 IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	1
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NMSU Main Campus Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

The IE program at NMSU Main Campus awarded 42 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women.

In the IE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of degree recipients. That is 23% 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 IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	15
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

NMSU Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in IE. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Systems Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Chemical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Civil Engineering

Careers That IE Grads May Go Into

A degree in IE 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,590	$163,260
Industrial Engineers	490	$102,120
Industrial Production Managers	390	$109,170

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.