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# New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology?

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is an engineering school, and the earnings figures show that. Electrical Engineering graduates earn a median of $117,813 four years after completion, from 17 degrees awarded a year.

Mechanical Engineering is the largest program, with 47 degrees awarded and median earnings of $98,213. [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #30 nationally in its field, and #1 in New Mexico.

Biology sits at the more moderate end of the earnings range, at $48,211 from 22 degrees awarded. The gap between the highest- and lowest-earning programs among the largest four is wide, and the highest-earning fields are not the ones awarding the most degrees.

### Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

-   Engineering**109 · 59.6%**
-   Computer science**26 · 14.2%**
-   Biological sciences**22 · 12.0%**
-   Physical sciences**21 · 11.5%**
-   English**5 · 2.7%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

10 of 10 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first four matching programs

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 17 degrees awarded**
$117,813

**Mechanical Engineering 47 degrees awarded**
$98,213

**Chemical Engineering 21 degrees awarded**
$85,900

**Biology, General 22 degrees awarded**
$48,211

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering small degree count | 17 | $117,813 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 47 | $98,213 | #30 |
| Chemical Engineering | 21 | $85,900 | #104 |
| Biology, General | 22 | $48,211 | — |
| Computer Science | 26 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Civil Engineering small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Materials Engineering small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Mechanical Engineering**
47

**Computer Science**
26

**Biology, General**
22

**Chemical Engineering**
21

**Civil Engineering**
19

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering**
17

**Physics**
13

**Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences**
8

**Materials Engineering**
5

**Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies**
5

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Mechanical Engineering**#30**
2.  Chemical Engineering Included by program size**#104**

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology concentrates its bachelor's degrees in engineering and science, with Engineering alone accounting for 59.6% of degrees awarded. Computer & Information Sciences adds 14.2%, and Biological Sciences adds 12.0%.

Rankings depend on four-year earnings among completers, debt, and cohort size, not reputation. Published earnings data covers 4 programs, and 2 of those hold an Azimuth national rank.

Mechanical Engineering is the largest program at 47 degrees awarded, earning $98,213 four years after completion and ranking #30 nationally. Chemical Engineering earns $85,900 four years after completion and ranks #104 nationally.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).