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2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in New Mexico

3 Colleges
$60,932 Avg Salary
$18,026 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Chemical Engineering School for You

Chemical Engineering is the #36 most popular major in New Mexico with 120 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Chemical Engineering Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Mexico to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Chemical Engineering Schools in New Mexico

Check out the chem eng programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New Mexico Schools in Chemical Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the best school in New Mexico for chemical engineering students. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that chem eng majors at NMSU Main Campus take out is $17,578.

Full Chemical Engineering at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

The excellent programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best chemical engineering schools in New Mexico. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

On average, chem eng graduates from UNM take out $17,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Chemical Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Chemical Engineering Schools in New Mexico list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro.

Chem Eng majors at New Mexico Tech take out an average of $19,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Read full report on Chemical Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Chemical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 914
Arizona 286
Oklahoma 182

Chemical Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mikulova.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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