2022 Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Mechanical Engineering is the 20th most popular major in the country with 47,598 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mechanical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,495 and had an average of $23,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Mexico, there were 327 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,133 and $21,172 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 261 mechanical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,108 and $24,162 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in mechanical engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mechanical 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 mechanical engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico

The colleges and universities below are the best for new mexico bachelor’s degree me students.

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

#1

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro, New Mexico

#1 in overall quality

$14,595 Average Net Price

$62,409 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 #1 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico. Located in Socorro, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 77 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ME students in 2019-2020.

New Mexico Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico Tech is $14,595 for New Mexico Bachelor’s Degree ME students.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico Tech

#2

New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

#2 in overall quality

$8,659 Average Net Price

$64,990 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 109 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” ranking. It costs about $8,659 for New Mexico Bachelor’s Degree ME students per year to attend NMSU Main Campus.

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

#3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

#3 in overall quality

$14,446 Average Net Price

$62,463 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value ME Schools for a Bachelor’s in New Mexico. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 75 bachelors’s ME degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Mexico” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNM is $14,446 for new mexico bachelor’s degree me students.

Read full report on Mechanical Engineering at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mechanical Engineering

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.

Featured Engineering Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >