2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in New Mexico

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 11,925 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 127 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $6,212 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 47 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,967 and $104,936 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in New Mexico

#1

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$108,649 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.

Full UNM General Engineering Report

#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in New Mexico. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275.

Read full report on General Engineering at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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