New Mexico State University-Main Campus

For aid recipients, New Mexico State University-Main Campus presents a lower average net price than its published cost of attendance might suggest. The published cost of attendance is $23,274.

In-state tuition and fees are $8,183, and out-of-state tuition and fees are $25,307. Room and board add $12,282.

Average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $8,889, as financial aid offsets $14,385 from the sticker price. Aid covers about 62% of the published cost for the average aid recipient.

At comparable institutions of the same type and size, the peer median net price, the middle value for those institutions, is $15,634. This public university's average net price is $6,745 below that median.

Azimuth ranks New Mexico State University-Main Campus #69 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. The lower net price and peer comparison point in the same direction for aid recipients.

Costs look comparatively low across the income bands, beginning with a published cost of attendance of $23,274. Average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $6,648 in the lowest family-income band; it is $7,424 in the lower-middle band, $9,861 in the middle band, $13,146 in the upper-middle band, and $14,049 in the highest band.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $7,401. Azimuth ranks New Mexico State University-Main Campus #69 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 62% of the published cost, offsetting $14,385 and leaving an average net price of $8,889. In-state tuition and fees are $8,183, while out-of-state tuition and fees are $25,307.

The peer median net price, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $15,634; the university’s average is $6,745 below that figure. That aid and the below-peer net price both point toward lower costs after grants and scholarships for aid recipients.

Among borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt at completion is $17,095, and 46.1% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans. The peer median debt for comparable institutions (same type and size) is $20,076, with the university’s median $2,981 below it.

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $194 a month if repaid over ten years. Median Parent PLUS borrowing is $10,166.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $54,874. That places the university in the 32nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, $10,736 below the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Graduates earn about $5,442 more than the model expects for similar students. That puts the gap at the 72nd percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $7,735. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $2,293. Azimuth places the return pillar at the 49th percentile.

At New Mexico State University-Main Campus, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $54,874 four years after completion. That is $10,736 below the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size), and Azimuth places the figure in the 32nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $5,442 more than the model expects for similar students. The gap sits at the 72nd percentile.

Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, show a wide range: a typical scenario of $54,874, a downside scenario of $40,233, and an upside scenario of $86,837. An estimated 27.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

For graduates of New Mexico State University-Main Campus, the return picture is mixed: they earn about $5,442 more than the model expects for similar students. This is earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, and it stands in the 72nd percentile.

Median earnings are $54,874 four years after completion, placing the university in the 32nd percentile. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $65,610, with the university below that figure by $10,736.

Azimuth places the return pillar in the 49th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix run from $40,233 in the downside scenario to $86,837 in the upside scenario.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $7,735. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $2,293.

Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $3,068. The model comparison and peer comparison point in different directions.

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering leads the listed fields, with 68 degrees awarded and median earnings of $96,510 four years after completion. The largest listed program, Nursing, awarded 153 degrees and has median earnings of $78,951 four years after completion.

The program figures range from the large nursing field to higher-earning engineering and computing fields.

Earnings vary widely by program at New Mexico State University-Main Campus, with earnings scenarios ranging from $40,233 on the downside to $86,837 on the upside. These scenarios model outcomes from the program mix rather than observed groups.

New Mexico State University-Main Campus offers a lower-price, lower-debt profile than comparable institutions. For aid recipients, average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $8,889, below the $15,634 peer median at comparable institutions (same type and size).

Federal student loan borrowers who completed have median debt of $17,095, below the $20,076 peer median. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $194 a month if repaid over ten years.

Graduates earn about $5,442 more than the model expects for similar students. Parent PLUS borrowers, a separate population, have median borrowing of $10,166. The lower cost figures and above-expected earnings point the same way.

New Mexico State University-Main Campus admitted 89.0% of applicants, an admission outcome that leaves room for many applicants to be considered. That rate is above the median of 78.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size), so its admission pattern sits above its peer midpoint.

The highest-earning programs at New Mexico State University-Main Campus are concentrated in engineering, and they are not the largest programs by degrees awarded. Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering graduates earn a median of $96,510 four years after completion, from 68 degrees awarded a year.

Azimuth ranks it #31 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Nursing is the largest single program, with 153 degrees awarded and median earnings of $78,951.

That figure for a high-volume program sits well below the engineering fields. Criminal Justice and Liberal Arts and General Studies are the next largest, awarding 149 and 129 degrees respectively, with earnings at $49,834 and $43,872.

The pattern is one of moderate earnings in the largest programs and a cluster of higher-earning, smaller engineering fields. Computer and Information Sciences is the exception that bridges the two, with 106 degrees awarded and median earnings of $94,024, ranking #77 nationally.

New Mexico State University-Main Campus has 32 bachelor's programs with an Azimuth national rank. Azimuth ranks Engineering Technologies/Technicians #4 within its field, with 47 degrees awarded and median earnings of $81,690 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering #31 within its field, with median earnings of $96,510 four years after completion, the highest on the campus, from 68 degrees a year. Computer and Information Sciences also earns strongly, at $94,024.

Azimuth ranks it #77 within its field, with 106 degrees a year. The largest program is Nursing, at 153 degrees a year.

Azimuth ranks it #252 within its field, and graduates earn $78,951 four years out.

New Mexico State University-Main Campus awards bachelor's degrees across 32 ranked programs, with earnings data published for 40. The largest program families are Business, Engineering, and Health Professions, which together account for over a third of all degrees awarded.

Nursing is the single largest program at 153 degrees awarded, followed by Criminal Justice at 149 and Liberal Arts and General Studies at 129. The highest-ranked program is Engineering Technologies/Technicians, which awards 47 degrees a year and ranks #1 in New Mexico within its field.

Graphic Communications ranks #14 nationally and #1 in New Mexico within its field, with 43 degrees awarded. The highest-earning programs are concentrated in engineering.

Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering leads at $96,510, with 68 degrees awarded. Computer and Information Sciences is both high-earning and sizable, with 106 degrees awarded and median earnings of $94,024; Azimuth ranks it #77 nationally within its field.

Mechanical Engineering rounds out the top earners at $85,742 from 108 degrees awarded. The pattern is one of strength in engineering and technical fields, with the highest-ranked and highest-earning programs overlapping heavily. 28.6% of degrees awarded are in STEM.