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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico

3 Colleges
$64,776 Avg Salary
$23,989 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree 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 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree 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 bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named New Mexico State University - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces.

Women make up 18% of the ME majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, ME graduates from NMSU Main Campus carry an average student debt load of $21,657.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular mechanical engineering schools in New Mexico. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

About 16% of the students majoring in ME at the school are women while 84% are male.

The average amount in student loans that ME majors at UNM take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,156.

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a great place for mechanical engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in ME at New Mexico Tech, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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