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Graduates earn 397 degrees from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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About 57.7 percent of the 397 degrees and certificates handed out by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology in 2017-18 were to students in engineering programs, making them the most popular programs that year, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The agency's National Center for Education Statistics shows the public institution in Socorro conferred 184 bachelor's degrees and 42 master's degrees in engineering programs.

But the single most popular program was for a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Data shows the school gave out 64 bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering, followed by 46 bachelor's degrees in petroleum engineering and 24 bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering.

The institute enrolled 1,895 students for 2017-18, including 1,412 in undergraduate programs and 483 in graduate programs.

Degrees awarded for 2017-18
ProgramBachelor's degrees awardedAssociates degreesGraduate and professional degrees awardedTotal degrees and certificates awardedPercent of total
Mechanical Engineering64-1276
Petroleum Engineering46-1359
Chemical Engineering24--24
Electrical and Electronics Engineering19-120
Materials Engineering15-419
Mining and Mineral Engineering1-1213
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering7-310
Civil Engineering, General8--8
Engineering total184-4522957.7
Physics, General9-615
Geology/Earth Science, General7-613
Physical Sciences13--13
Hydrology and Water Resources Science--99
Chemistry, General5-27
Geochemistry--22
Geophysics and Seismology--22
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other----
Physical Sciences total34-276115.4
Computer Science22-830
Information Technology3--3
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services total25-8338.3
Biology/Biological Sciences, General18-321
Biomedical Sciences, General5--5
Biotechnology----
Biological And Biomedical Sciences total23-3266.6
Mathematics, General15-318
Applied Mathematics, General----
Mathematics and Statistics total15-3184.5
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education--1515
Education total--15153.8
Engineering/Industrial Management3-14
Engineering Technology and Engineering-Related Fields total3-141
Psychology, General4--4
Psychology total4--41
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing3--3
English Language and Literature/Letters total3--30.8
General Studies21-3
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities total21-30.8
Environmental Science1--1
Natural Resources and Conservation total1--10.2
Business Administration and Management, General----
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services total-----

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