Mechanical Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311.

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

UNM Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME

UNM Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical 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.

ME Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 33% more racial-ethnic minorities in its me 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 me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	23
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UNM Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a me master's degree from UNM, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the me master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New Mexico - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	104

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Biomedical Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• General Engineering

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in me 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,590	$163,260
Mechanical Engineers	1,290	$110,210
Cost Estimators	1,010	$59,580
Aerospace Engineers	700	$114,340

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 PerryPlanet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.