2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for EE for a Master’s

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for EE for a Master’s” ranking.

Electrical Engineering is the 30th most popular major in the country with 28,166 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across New Mexico, there were 150 electrical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for EE for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in electrical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent electrical engineering programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the electrical engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for EE for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for EE for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in New Mexico

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico

1 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for EE for a Master’s list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.

UNM also made our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #2.Among the 22,311 students enrolled at UNM, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, New Mexico

620 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in New Mexico for EE for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s EE students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our new mexico master’s degree vets studying ee list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 620 of the 14,227 students enrolled at NMSU Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 285 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,880. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full NMSU Main Campus Veteran Student Life Report

• Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southwest Region
• Best Electrical Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.

Credits

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