Engineering Technologies at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

If you plan to study engineering technologies, take a look at what New Mexico State University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 14,227 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering Technologies section at the bottom of this page.

NMSU Main Campus Engineering Technologies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Online Classes Are Available at NMSU Main Campus

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NMSU Main Campus does offer online courses in engineering tech for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

NMSU Main Campus Engineering Technologies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering tech progam at NMSU Main Campus compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering tech major at NMSU Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering Technologies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	32
Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	52
	63
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	99
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	120
Most Popular Online Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	121
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	163
Best Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	167
Best Value Engineering Technologies Schools	255
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	463
Most Popular Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	902
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Trade Schools	902
Most Focused Engineering Technologies Trade Schools	933

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering tech majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Engineering Technologies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of engineering tech bachelor's degrees went to men and 19% went to women. The typical engineering tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% women. So female students are more repesented at NMSU Main Campus since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its engineering tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	16
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NMSU Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in engineering tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering Technologies

The following engineering tech concentations are available at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering Technology	47
Engineering-Related Technologies	1

Careers That Engineering Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	4,390	$40,680
Engineers	2,010	$114,790
Engineering Technicians	1,940	$78,160
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,800	$54,240
Oil, Gas, and Mining Service Unit Operators	1,770	$63,040

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.