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Petroleum Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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Petroleum Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

What traits are you looking for in a petroleum 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 petroleum engineering program.

New Mexico Tech is located in Socorro, New Mexico and has a total student population of 1,686. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received their master's degree in petroleum engineering.

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

New Mexico Tech Petroleum Engineering Degrees Available

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

New Mexico Tech Petroleum Engineering Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in petroleum engineering, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Petroleum Engineering Student Demographics at New Mexico Tech

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

New Mexico Tech Petroleum Engineering Master’s Program

43% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of petroleum engineering master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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In the petroleum engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 14% of degree recipients. That is 3% 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 petroleum engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Petroleum Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in petroleum 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,590 $163,260

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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