Why graduate school?

• While entry level engineering requires only a bachelor’s degree, advancement hinges on a higher level of education and training. Master’s degree requirement is increasing in the engineering industry, and doctoral degrees continue to be essential for high level research as well as for academic teaching and research positions.
• According to payscale.com a Master’s in mechanical engineering can, in just the first five years, net you up to $36,000 more than your expectation for a BS entry level position.
• An advanced degree enhances your potential for specialized focus areas.

Why Mechanical Engineering at New Mexico State University?

• With over a century of tradition and excellence, research is the foundation of the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program.
• Our Mechanical Engineering graduates are highly sought after by companies and government laboratories including: Los Alamos, Sandia National Laboratories, NASA White Sands, US Army, IBM, Dell, GM, Ford, and Delphi Automotive Systems. Many students complete their M.S. studies at NMSU and continue on for the Ph.D. degree at NMSU and other universities.
• We offer programs of study, comparable in content and requirements to other universities and colleges of engineering.

Our faculty are engaged in research in a variety of topics within major focus areas:

• Aeroelasticity & Fluid Structure Interaction
• Dynamics & Vibrations
• Fluid Mechanics
• Robotics and Controls
• Solid Mechanics & Materials
• Thermal Science and Energy