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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Mexico

2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Mexico

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$7,877 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$71,902 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

Mechanical Engineering is the #14 most popular major in New Mexico with 280 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

The Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Mexico ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Mexico to see which programs offered the best value experiences for ME students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Best New Mexico Schools for Affordable Quality in Mechanical Engineering

$8,425 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology the best value school in New Mexico for mechanical engineering students. Located in the remote town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at New Mexico Tech are $8,425 per year. ME majors at New Mexico Tech take out an average of $20,375 in student loans while working on their egree.

New Mexico Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Mexico rankings.

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$7,301 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Mexico list. NMSU Main Campus is a 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. While working on their degree, ME majors at NMSU Main Campus accumulate an average of around $20,971 in student debt.

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$7,906 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Mexico list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.

UNM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,906 in in-state tuition and fees each year. ME majors at UNM take out an average of $19,470 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Value Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 3,806
Arizona 804
Oklahoma 521

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

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
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 Michel Villeneuve.

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