Chemical engineering at NM State
NM State graduates about 32 chemical engineering majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 150th of 163 schools we score for chemical engineering, a light program at 29 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $90,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.93×). Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Around NM State
Where chemical engineering happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Complex I, Tejada Building Extension Annex / Agricultural Engineering, NMDA State Laboratory.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Student housing 18 · Fraternity or sorority house 2 · Dorm 2 · Dining 1.
Nearby in the chemical engineering ranking
Other strong majors at NM State
- Computer science 67 · #241
- Education 64 · #264
- Business & finance 58 · #390
- Kinesiology & exercise science 56 · #287
- Biology 55 · #478
- Engineering (all) 54 · #280
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares NM State 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.