New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico · Public

Of 66 assessed programs, 61 leave graduates out-earning a typical New Mexico high-school graduate (about $32,204/yr) and 5 fall short. Another 166 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$6,648
$30k to $48k	$7,424
$48k to $75k	$9,861
$75k to $110k	$13,146
$110k and up	$14,049
All families (average)	$8,889

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

66 of 232 programs could be assessed 28% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New Mexico high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$78,951	+$46,747	clears the bar	$18,500	0.4 yrs	153
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$49,834	+$17,630	clears the bar	$20,250	1.1 yrs	149
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,872	+$11,668	clears the bar	$24,243	2.1 yrs	129
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,567	+$20,363	clears the bar	$16,200	0.8 yrs	122
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,637	+$13,433	clears the bar	$15,750	1.2 yrs	113
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,742	+$53,538	clears the bar	$19,074	0.4 yrs	108
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$94,024	+$61,820	clears the bar	$19,508	0.3 yrs	106
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$60,970	+$28,766	clears the bar	$23,072	0.8 yrs	92
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$92,605	+$60,401	clears the bar	$25,297	0.4 yrs	81
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,592	+$19,388	clears the bar	$22,753	1.2 yrs	75
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$63,115	+$30,911	clears the bar	$19,750	0.6 yrs	72
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,510	+$64,306	clears the bar	$24,262	0.4 yrs	68
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$36,858	+$4,654	clears the bar	$18,489	4.0 yrs	67
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,998	+$18,794	clears the bar	$20,000	1.1 yrs	64
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$50,295	+$18,091	clears the bar	$21,500	1.2 yrs	59
Public Health	Master's Degree	$63,538	+$31,334	clears the bar	$36,175	1.2 yrs	57
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$54,077	+$21,873	clears the bar	$19,762	0.9 yrs	53
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$45,765	+$13,561	clears the bar	$17,020	1.3 yrs	48
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Bachelor's Degree	$81,690	+$49,486	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	47
Social Work	Master's Degree	$58,551	+$26,347	clears the bar	$29,153	1.1 yrs	47
Graphic Communications	Bachelor's Degree	$33,612	+$1,408	clears the bar	$22,500	16.0 yrs	43
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$57,219	+$25,015	clears the bar	$14,750	0.6 yrs	43
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$74,115	+$41,911	clears the bar	$11,194	0.3 yrs	42
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$68,890	+$36,686	clears the bar	$15,670	0.4 yrs	41
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,091	+$57,887	clears the bar	$14,409	0.2 yrs	40
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	$113,691	+$81,487	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$40,432	+$8,228	clears the bar	$19,125	2.3 yrs	38
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,683	+$63,479	clears the bar	$22,250	0.4 yrs	37
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$38,142	+$5,938	clears the bar	$21,749	3.7 yrs	35
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$42,410	+$10,206	clears the bar	$23,500	2.3 yrs	33
English	Bachelor's Degree	$32,767	+$563	clears the bar	$16,350	29.0 yrs	32
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,419	+$16,215	clears the bar	$24,506	1.5 yrs	30
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$37,880	+$5,676	clears the bar	$16,250	2.9 yrs	30
Accounting	Master's Degree	$82,631	+$50,427	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$51,641	+$19,437	clears the bar	$18,750	1.0 yrs	26
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$49,444	+$17,240	clears the bar	$20,973	1.2 yrs	26
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$63,139	+$30,935	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$27,875	-$4,329	falls short	$28,500	insufficient data	20
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$49,080	+$16,876	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,972	+$19,768	clears the bar	$13,862	0.7 yrs	18
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$44,272	+$12,068	clears the bar	$16,449	1.4 yrs	17
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	Master's Degree	$60,227	+$28,023	clears the bar	$22,208	0.8 yrs	16
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$39,293	+$7,089	clears the bar	$24,421	3.4 yrs	16
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	$60,244 1-year earnings	+$28,040	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$47,420 1-year earnings	+$15,216	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$53,428	+$21,224	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Agriculture, General	Bachelor's Degree	$26,666 1-year earnings	-$5,538	falls short	$22,500	insufficient data	12
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$71,678	+$39,474	clears the bar	$28,704	0.7 yrs	12
Special Education	Master's Degree	$68,419	+$36,215	clears the bar	$30,480	0.8 yrs	12
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$12,059 1-year earnings	-$20,145	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$36,198 1-year earnings	+$3,994	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$47,495 1-year earnings	+$15,291	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$58,953	+$26,749	clears the bar	$16,996	0.6 yrs	5
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$30,355	-$1,849	falls short	$17,009	insufficient data	5
Business	Associate's Degree	$42,773	+$10,569	clears the bar	$7,542	0.7 yrs	2
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$54,059	+$21,855	clears the bar	$28,170	1.3 yrs	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$39,479	+$7,275	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$141,422	+$109,218	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Processing	Associate's Degree	$53,247	+$21,043	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$37,514	+$5,310	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$39,985	+$7,781	clears the bar	$9,000	1.2 yrs	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$35,798	+$3,594	clears the bar	$8,550	2.4 yrs	insufficient data
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	$39,299	+$7,095	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$27,876 1-year earnings	-$4,328	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$68,291	+$36,087	clears the bar	$9,000	0.2 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$84,961	+$52,757	clears the bar	$13,590	0.3 yrs	insufficient data
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	90
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Plant Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Genetics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Nursing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Plant Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Systems Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Animal Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Botany/Plant Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Political Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Agriculture, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Botany/Plant Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Museology/Museum Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Agricultural Business and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($32,204/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.