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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Mexico

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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Mexico

3 Colleges
$71,902 Avg Salary
$20,272 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular 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 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.

Check out the ME programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Mexico.

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for mechanical engineering students who want to pursue a degree in New Mexico. NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

While working on their degree, ME majors at NMSU Main Campus accumulate an average of around $20,971 in student debt.

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

Out of the 3 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

ME majors at UNM take out an average of $19,470 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in New Mexico. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population.

ME majors at New Mexico Tech take out an average of $20,375 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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