University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico · Public

Of 81 assessed programs, 78 leave graduates out-earning a typical New Mexico high-school graduate (about $32,204/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 161 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$11,938
$30k to $48k	$13,045
$48k to $75k	$16,196
$75k to $110k	$17,906
$110k and up	$19,053
All families (average)	$15,489

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.

81 of 242 programs could be assessed 33% 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
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$62,431	+$30,227	clears the bar	$17,960	0.6 yrs	460
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$86,559	+$54,355	clears the bar	$19,250	0.4 yrs	420
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$46,693	+$14,489	clears the bar	$19,684	1.4 yrs	398
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$99,257	+$67,053	clears the bar	$32,073	0.5 yrs	233
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,987	+$19,783	clears the bar	$17,251	0.9 yrs	205
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$47,770	+$15,566	clears the bar	$19,428	1.2 yrs	172
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$50,231	+$18,027	clears the bar	$20,500	1.1 yrs	105
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$52,569	+$20,365	clears the bar	$17,653	0.9 yrs	104
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,309	+$17,105	clears the bar	$14,000	0.8 yrs	101
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$52,311	+$20,107	clears the bar	$14,000	0.7 yrs	92
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$56,244	+$24,040	clears the bar	$13,984	0.6 yrs	84
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$112,064	+$79,860	clears the bar	$22,774	0.3 yrs	76
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,990	+$62,786	clears the bar	$17,764	0.3 yrs	71
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$45,343	+$13,139	clears the bar	$14,000	1.1 yrs	68
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$48,424	+$16,220	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	63
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,873	+$16,669	clears the bar	$18,975	1.1 yrs	61
Nursing	Master's Degree	$113,474	+$81,270	clears the bar	$61,577	0.8 yrs	58
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$35,527	+$3,323	clears the bar	$20,323	6.1 yrs	55
English	Bachelor's Degree	$46,850	+$14,646	clears the bar	$15,000	1.0 yrs	54
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$85,001	+$52,797	clears the bar	$78,804	1.5 yrs	54
History	Bachelor's Degree	$55,464	+$23,260	clears the bar	$19,200	0.8 yrs	50
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$84,858	+$52,654	clears the bar	$17,839	0.3 yrs	48
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,810	+$64,606	clears the bar	$19,775	0.3 yrs	47
Public Health	Master's Degree	$87,995	+$55,791	clears the bar	$32,069	0.6 yrs	47
Accounting	Master's Degree	$87,380	+$55,176	clears the bar	$20,731	0.4 yrs	47
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$62,005	+$29,801	clears the bar	$18,450	0.6 yrs	44
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$105,781	+$73,577	clears the bar	$30,625	0.4 yrs	40
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,094	+$19,890	clears the bar	$21,500	1.1 yrs	39
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$59,260	+$27,056	clears the bar	$19,950	0.7 yrs	36
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$138,833	+$106,629	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$115,083 1-year earnings	+$82,879	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$57,199	+$24,995	clears the bar	$25,468	1.0 yrs	33
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$67,561	+$35,357	clears the bar	$20,000	0.6 yrs	33
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$26,205 1-year earnings	-$5,999	falls short	$24,165	insufficient data	30
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$62,611	+$30,407	clears the bar	$41,889	1.4 yrs	30
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$52,760	+$20,556	clears the bar	$14,000	0.7 yrs	29
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Master's Degree	$68,353 1-year earnings	+$36,149	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,933	+$49,729	clears the bar	$18,721	0.4 yrs	29
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,958	+$15,754	clears the bar	$19,600	1.2 yrs	29
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$126,356	+$94,152	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Special Education	Master's Degree	$65,641	+$33,437	clears the bar	$38,562	1.2 yrs	27
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$136,076	+$103,872	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$46,421	+$14,217	clears the bar	$19,233	1.4 yrs	27
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$66,836	+$34,632	clears the bar	$62,787	1.8 yrs	27
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$45,139	+$12,935	clears the bar	$20,895	1.6 yrs	26
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	$143,361	+$111,157	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$56,319	+$24,115	clears the bar	$24,091	1.0 yrs	26
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,834	+$17,630	clears the bar	$15,734	0.9 yrs	26
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$33,116	+$912	clears the bar	$17,245	18.9 yrs	25
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,529	+$58,325	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	24
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$72,979	+$40,775	clears the bar	$19,594	0.5 yrs	23
Music	Master's Degree	$41,657	+$9,453	clears the bar	$38,240	4.0 yrs	21
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$69,646	+$37,442	clears the bar	$40,574	1.1 yrs	21
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$87,709	+$55,505	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$44,091	+$11,887	clears the bar	$15,000	1.3 yrs	19
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	$67,085	+$34,881	clears the bar	$35,529	1.0 yrs	18
Engineering Science	Bachelor's Degree	$86,015	+$53,811	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$125,218	+$93,014	clears the bar	$78,496	0.8 yrs	17
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$56,890	+$24,686	clears the bar	$47,084	1.9 yrs	16
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$38,052	+$5,848	clears the bar	$34,701	5.9 yrs	15
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$71,995	+$39,791	clears the bar	$17,883	0.4 yrs	15
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$46,674	+$14,470	clears the bar	$22,875	1.6 yrs	14
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$40,085	+$7,881	clears the bar	$20,750	2.6 yrs	14
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$31,036	-$1,168	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$67,336	+$35,132	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$37,949	+$5,745	clears the bar	$17,500	3.0 yrs	12
Anthropology	Doctoral Degree	$68,648 1-year earnings	+$36,444	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree	$59,392	+$27,188	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
American Sign Language	Bachelor's Degree	$33,300 1-year earnings	+$1,096	clears the bar	$25,000	22.8 yrs	8
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$74,165	+$41,961	clears the bar	$25,048	0.6 yrs	5
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$53,429	+$21,225	clears the bar	$22,250	1.0 yrs	5
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	$134,160	+$101,956	clears the bar	$117,989	1.2 yrs	1
Law	Doctoral Degree	$85,706	+$53,502	clears the bar	$91,267	1.7 yrs	0
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,263	+$18,059	clears the bar	$20,477	1.1 yrs	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$20,646 1-year earnings	-$11,558	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$34,342	+$2,138	clears the bar	$10,169	4.8 yrs	insufficient data
Physical Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	$50,266	+$18,062	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medicine	Doctoral Degree	$105,543	+$73,339	clears the bar	$156,468	2.1 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$80,414	+$48,210	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$84,038	+$51,834	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$39,385	+$7,181	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medicine	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	116
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$15,800	insufficient data	85
Law	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	78
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
International Relations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
International Relations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Nuclear Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Nuclear Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Environmental Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Materials Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Construction Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Materials Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Landscape Architecture	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Special Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Museology/Museum Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geography and Cartography	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
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	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
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4

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.