New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, New Mexico · Public
Graduate earnings
7of 8 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical New Mexico high-school graduate (about $32,204 a year). 1 falls short.
8 of 33 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 25: 20 with no earnings published and 5 with nothing reported. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 26 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$14,838 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$14,838 a year
About $59,352 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $13,511 |
| $30k to $48k | $13,947 |
| $48k to $75k | $15,175 |
| $75k to $110k | $16,508 |
| $110k and up | $16,530 |
| All families (average) | $14,838 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical New Mexico high-school graduate ($32,204 a year).
14 of 59 programs could be assessed 24% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $59,318 | +$27,114 | above HS line | $25,000 | 0.9 yrs | 140 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $53,566 | +$21,362 | clears the bar | $16,325 | 0.8 yrs | 82 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $82,774 | +$50,570 | above HS line | $28,531 | 0.6 yrs | 69 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Bachelor's Degree | $52,517 | +$20,313 | clears the bar | $13,000 | 0.6 yrs | 63 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $57,821 | +$25,617 | clears the bar | $11,399 | 0.4 yrs | 55 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $60,034 | +$27,830 | above HS line | $27,000 | 1.0 yrs | 45 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $97,309 | +$65,105 | clears the bar | $10,000 | 0.2 yrs | 41 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $67,891 | +$35,687 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,926 | +$11,722 | clears the bar | $8,785 | 0.7 yrs | 31 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $62,375 | +$30,171 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $26,4611-year earnings | -$5,743 | falls short (1-yr) | $23,292 | no earnings gain | 14 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $77,154 | +$44,950 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $45,868 | +$13,664 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $60,341 | +$28,137 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 35 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Forestry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Information Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Behavioral Sciences | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Fine Arts | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Human Resources | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Special Education | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Music | Associate's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Human Resources | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $32,204 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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