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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general mechanical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico master’s degree general mechanical engineering students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Mechanical Engineering in New Mexico

#1

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$25,602 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Socorro, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New Mexico Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology are $25,602, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$19,890 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees to qualified students.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus General Mechanical Engineering Report

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Mechanical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in New Mexico list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 18 masters’s general mechanical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NMSU Main Campus General Mechanical Engineering Report

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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 Michel Villeneuve.

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