2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k

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In 2019-2020, 47,598 people earned their degree in general mechanical engineering, making the major the 12th most popular in the United States.

Across New Mexico, there were 327 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 general mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,864 and $37,250 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general mechanical engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 18 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275.

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#2

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$25,602 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a small school located in Socorro, New Mexico that handed out 11 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Tech are $25,602.

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#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 37 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

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 Michel Villeneuve.

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