Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year.

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

UNM Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

UNM Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at UNM 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.

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #117 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Engineering Bachelor’s Program

24% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 24% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	98
White	58
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UNM Engineering Master’s Program

30% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	55
White	63
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	104
Chemical Engineering	74
Civil Engineering	65
Electrical Engineering	59
Computer Engineering	55
General Engineering	23
Nuclear Engineering	21
Biomedical Engineering	18
Engineering Science	10
Construction Engineering	9

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 University of New Mexico - 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
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