2023 Most Focused Colleges for Construction in New Mexico

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Major in New Mexico” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Construction is the 284th most popular major in the country with 1,435 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, construction graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,364 and had an average of $9,374 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 0 construction graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Construction Major in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in construction. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in construction.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools Highly Focused on Construction Major in New Mexico

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico construction students.

Top 3 Most Focused Colleges for Construction in New Mexico

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New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs, New Mexico

#19 overall quality in New Mexico

$43,137 Average Early-Career Earnings

$11,748 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Junior College landed the #1 spot on the list. New Mexico Junior College is a small school located in Hobbs, New Mexico that handed out 0 ’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.

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New Mexico State University - Carlsbad
Carlsbad, New Mexico

#18 overall quality in New Mexico

$31,288 Average Early-Career Earnings

$11,046 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Carlsbad. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Construction Major in New Mexico list. NMSU Carlsbad is a small public school situated in Carlsbad, New Mexico. It awarded 0 ’s construction degrees in 2020-2021.

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Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus
Ruidoso, New Mexico

$12,000 Average Student Debt

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Construction Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ruidoso, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s construction students in 2020-2021.

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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