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Chemical engineering at New Mexico Tech

New Mexico Tech graduates about 20 chemical engineering majors a year, 9% of its graduating class. That puts it 147th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a light program at 30 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $86,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.88×). Research spending in the field runs about $3 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

30/100Light#147 of 163 for chemical engineering →
Graduates a year209% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$86,0000.88× the same major nationally
Research in the field$3Ma year, NSF
Admit rate54%whole school
SAT middle 50%1080–1310whole school

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Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking

  1. Texas A&M University–Kingsville 30
  2. University of South Alabama 30
  3. University of Minnesota–Duluth 30
  4. Tennessee Technological University 30
  5. Prairie View A&M University 30
  6. Milwaukee School of Engineering 30
  7. New Mexico State University 29
  8. The University of Texas–San Antonio 28

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares New Mexico Tech with every school we score in chemical engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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