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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in New Mexico

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,877 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$54,260 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 113 degrees and certificates were awarded to civil engineering students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #39 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Mexico to see which ones offered the best value programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges.

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering

$7,301 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NMSU Main Campus are $7,301 a year. Civil Eng majors at NMSU Main Campus take out an average of $20,600 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$7,906 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a great value for civil engineering students. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

UNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, civil eng graduates from UNM carry an average student debtload of $18,750.

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$8,425 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a great value for civil engineering students. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at New Mexico Tech are $8,425 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, New Mexico Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality for civil eng in New Mexico.

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

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,718
Arizona 329
Oklahoma 138

One of 40 majors within the area of study, civil engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Civil Eng

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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