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Civil engineering at NM State

NM State graduates about 38 civil engineering majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 207th of 255 schools we score for civil engineering, a light program at 35 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $74,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.87×). Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

35/100Light#207 of 255 for civil engineering →
Graduates a year382% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$74,0000.87× the same major nationally
Research in the field$6Ma year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%900–1160whole school

Around NM State

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Foster Hall, Southeastern corner of the junction of S. Horseshoe and Sweet on th
Foster Hall NMSUPhoto: Jerri Wells · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
London rocket (Sisymbrium irio) in the United States
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Where civil engineering happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Engineering Complex I, Tejada Building Extension Annex / Agricultural Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Student housing 18 · Fraternity or sorority house 2 · Dorm 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the civil engineering ranking

  1. University of Detroit Mercy 36
  2. University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee 36
  3. University of Toledo 35
  4. University of North Florida 35
  5. Ohio Northern University 34
  6. Jackson State University 34
  7. Messiah University 34
  8. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 33

Other strong majors at NM State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NM State with every school we score in civil 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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