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Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Mexico

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2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Mexico

3 Colleges
$71,902 Avg Salary
$20,272 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mechanical Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 56 degrees and certificates were awarded to mechanical engineering students who went to a New Mexico college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Mexico ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in New Mexico to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mechanical Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the ME programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New Mexico.

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Main Campus the most popular school in New Mexico for mechanical engineering students. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mechanical engineering schools in New Mexico. Located in the remote town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Full Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in New Mexico list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

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

Best Mechanical Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 700
Arizona 167
Oklahoma 60

One of 39 majors within the area of study, mechanical engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to ME

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Michel Villeneuve.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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