Socorro, New Mexico · Public
Petroleum Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 44 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
4.4% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 4.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~44
- Schools with reported signal
- 29
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 44.5%
- Graduation rate
- 57.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $9,873/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $39,492
- Median debt
- $19,085
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $76,489/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A+
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 29 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($8,166 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($11,437 above). That combination produces a A+ value grade and a top 10% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Stanford University Stanford, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,807 net A+ 
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 1.3% reported share · $16,298 net A University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK · 0.7% reported share · $10,892 net A 
The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX · 1.6% reported share · $12,723 net A 
University of Houston Houston, TX · 0.4% reported share · $14,276 net A Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX · 0.8% reported share · $12,090 net B University of Wyoming Laramie, WY · 0.9% reported share · $13,599 net B Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Petroleum Engineering accounts for 4.4% of reported programs at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, which is bigger than 86% of schools in this field set and 2.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 44 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology's average net price is $9,873 per year, about $39,492 over four years. That is $8,166 below the $18,039 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $76,489 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $11,437 above the $65,052 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology #3 of 29 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.