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Mechanical engineering at New Mexico Tech

New Mexico Tech graduates about 48 mechanical engineering majors a year, 22% of its graduating class. That puts it 86th of 375 schools we score for mechanical engineering, a strong program at 71 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $98,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

71/100Strong#86 of 375 for mechanical engineering →
Graduates a year4822% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$98,0001.08× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate54%whole school
SAT middle 50%1080–1310whole school

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Nearby in the mechanical engineering ranking

  1. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities 72
  2. University of California, Riverside 72
  3. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University–Daytona Beach 72
  4. Trinity University 71
  5. The University of Oklahoma 71
  6. Texas Christian University 71
  7. Washington University in St. Louis 69
  8. California State University–Los Angeles 68

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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 mechanical engineering. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (35%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (15%) and the size of the program (10%, 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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