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Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

What traits are you looking for in a engineering school? To help you decide if New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering program.

New Mexico Tech is located in Socorro, New Mexico and approximately 1,686 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received their master's degree in engineering.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Tech Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Engineering

New Mexico Tech Engineering Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #196 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at New Mexico Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

New Mexico Tech Engineering Master’s Program

22% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students earned a master's degree in engineering from New Mexico Tech. About 22% of these graduates were women and the other 78% were men.

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In the engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 17
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 18
Materials Engineering 14
Mining Engineering 9
Petroleum Engineering 9
Environmental Engineering 2

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Engineers 2,010 $114,790
Physicists 1,770 $149,910
Systems Software Developers 1,690 $94,690
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,590 $163,260
Electrical Engineers 1,470 $113,050

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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