by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Mexico” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Mexico, there were 127 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $85,930 and $18,750 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 71 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,811 and $16,074 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Mexico” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico associate degree engineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Mexico. Los Alamos, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute landed the #2 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Fe Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Mexico list. This small school is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it awarded 9 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern New Mexico College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Mexico list. Located in Espanola, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Mexico list. This small school is located in Los Lunas, New Mexico, and it awarded 1 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, New Mexico State University - Carlsbad did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Mexico list. Carlsbad, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Carlsbad General Engineering Report
With a ranking of #7, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Mexico list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified associates’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
San Juan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Mexico ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Farmington, New Mexico, and it awarded 4 associates’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Mexico ranking. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #9, Luna Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Mexico list. Las Vegas, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, New Mexico State University - Grants did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Mexico list. NMSU Grants is a public institution located in Grants, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Grants General Engineering Report
New Mexico State University - Alamogordo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Engineering Major in New Mexico ranking. New Mexico State University - Alamogordo is located in Alamogordo, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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