Programs & majors brief
New Mexico State University-Main Campus Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at New Mexico State University-Main Campus?
63 of 63 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 68 | $96,510 | #31 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 37 | $95,683 | #148 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 106 | $94,024 | #77 |
| Chemical Engineering | 40 | $90,091 | #99 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 108 | $85,742 | #186 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | 47 | $81,690 | #4 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 153 | $78,951 | #252 |
| Civil Engineering | 42 | $74,115 | #158 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 41 | $68,890 | #154 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 20 | $63,139 | — |
| Marketing | 72 | $63,115 | #144 |
| Business/Commerce, General | 92 | $60,970 | #49 |
| Special Education and Teaching small degree count | 5 | $58,953 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 43 | $57,219 | #268 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 53 | $54,077 | #317 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 13 | $53,428 | — |
| Biology, General | 122 | $52,567 | #254 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count | 18 | $51,972 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 26 | $51,641 | #257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 75 | $51,592 | #93 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 64 | $50,998 | #158 |
| Social Work | 59 | $50,295 | #125 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 149 | $49,834 | #152 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 26 | $49,444 | #70 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 20 | $49,080 | — |
| Sociology | 30 | $48,419 | #200 |
| Journalism | 48 | $45,765 | #98 |
| Psychology, General | 113 | $45,637 | #260 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management small degree count | 17 | $44,272 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 129 | $43,872 | #168 |
| Public Health | 33 | $42,410 | #105 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 38 | $40,432 | #54 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions small degree count | 16 | $39,293 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 35 | $38,142 | #89 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 30 | $37,880 | #62 |
| Animal Sciences | 67 | $36,858 | #57 |
| Graphic Communications | 43 | $33,612 | #14 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 32 | $32,767 | #296 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 5 | $30,355 | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 20 | $27,875 | #28 |
| Plant Sciences small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Agriculture, General small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Communication and Media Studies small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Industrial Engineering small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering Physics small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Apparel and Textiles small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology small degree count | 11 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Genetics small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Economics small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Dance small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 34 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| International Business small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at New Mexico State University-Main Campus?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do New Mexico State University-Main Campus majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General#4
- Graphic Communications#14
- Visual and Performing Arts, General#28
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering#31
- Business/Commerce, General#49
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Included by program size#152
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Included by program size#168
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#252
- Biology, General Included by program size#254
- Psychology, General Included by program size#260
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
New Mexico State University-Main Campus offers bachelor's degrees in dozens of fields, and what completers earn four years after finishing depends heavily on the program. Rankings rest on four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt levels and cohort size instead of reputation.
Azimuth publishes earnings data for 40 bachelor's programs here and assigns a national rank to 32 of them. Business leads the degree mix at 13.7% of degrees awarded, followed by Engineering at 12.8% and Health Professions at 11.1%.
Award counts reflect degrees conferred in one academic year, and program earnings cover federally aided completers. Completers in Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering earn the highest four-year median at $96,510, and Azimuth ranks the program #31 nationally and #1 in New Mexico.
The largest program, Nursing, records 153 degrees awarded and median earnings of $78,951. Azimuth ranks Engineering Technologies/Technicians #4 nationally in its field, with completers earning $81,690.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.