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# New Mexico State University-Main Campus Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at New Mexico State University-Main Campus?

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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 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.

### Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

-   Business**333 · 13.7%**
-   Engineering**311 · 12.8%**
-   Health professions**269 · 11.1%**
-   Biological sciences**160 · 6.6%**
-   Homeland security**149 · 6.1%**
-   Other**1,202 · 49.6%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

63 of 63 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering 68 degrees awarded**
$96,510

**Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 37 degrees awarded**
$95,683

**Computer and Information Sciences, General 106 degrees awarded**
$94,024

**Chemical Engineering 40 degrees awarded**
$90,091

**Mechanical Engineering 108 degrees awarded**
$85,742

**Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General 47 degrees awarded**
$81,690

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| 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](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at New Mexico State University-Main Campus?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
153

**Criminal Justice and Corrections**
149

**Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities**
129

**Biology, General**
122

**Psychology, General**
113

**Mechanical Engineering**
108

**Computer and Information Sciences, General**
106

**Business/Commerce, General**
92

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
75

**Marketing**
72

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do New Mexico State University-Main Campus majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General**#4**
2.  Graphic Communications**#14**
3.  Visual and Performing Arts, General**#28**
4.  Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering**#31**
5.  Business/Commerce, General**#49**
6.  Criminal Justice and Corrections Included by program size**#152**
7.  Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Included by program size**#168**
8.  Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size**#252**
9.  Biology, General Included by program size**#254**
10.  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.

[How Azimuth compares programs across colleges](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## 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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 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](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).