2024 Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico

If you pursue a master's degree in electrical engineering, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #27 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New Mexico to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of electrical engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 52 master's degrees in electrical engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to electrical engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of electrical engineering students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt electrical engineering students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized electrical engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for electrical engineering students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Electrical Engineering Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Electrical Engineering Master's Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Electrical Engineering in New Mexico

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for electrical engineering students seeking a a master's degree.

Top New Mexico Schools for a Master's in EE

1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM

26 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat New Mexico State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from New Mexico State University - Main Campus

2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

26 Annual Graduates

$101,705 Median Starting Salary

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in electrical engineering. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduation, ee master's recipients typically earn an average of $101,705 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in electrical engineering from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Best Electrical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	496
Arizona	180	294
Oklahoma	153	49

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Rankings in Majors Related to EE

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Electrical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

EE Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	52

Majors Similar to EE

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	54
Industrial Engineering	42
Civil Engineering	33
Computer Engineering	27
Biomedical Engineering	18
Chemical Engineering	14
Materials Engineering	12
Mining Engineering	9
Construction Engineering	9
Nuclear Engineering	8

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 NASA. More about our data sources and methodologies.