Graduates of New Mexico State University-Main Campus earn median 4-year earnings of $54,874, placing New Mexico State University-Main Campus in the 24.6 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $6,147 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 79.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks New Mexico State University-Main Campus #759 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 153 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $78,951, ranked #243 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 149 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,834, ranked #143 nationally in its major. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities reports 129 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $43,872, ranked #153 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 122 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $52,567, ranked #256 nationally in its major.
Graduates of New Mexico State University-Main Campus earn median 4-year earnings of $54,874, placing New Mexico State University-Main Campus in the 24.6 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $6,147 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 79.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks New Mexico State University-Main Campus #759 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 153 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $78,951, ranked #243 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 149 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,834, ranked #143 nationally in its major. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities reports 129 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $43,872, ranked #153 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 122 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $52,567, ranked #256 nationally in its major.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates of New Mexico State University-Main Campus earn median 4-year earnings of $54,874, placing New Mexico State University-Main Campus in the 24.6 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $6,147 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 79.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks New Mexico State University-Main Campus #759 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 153 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $78,951, ranked #243 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 149 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,834, ranked #143 nationally in its major. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities reports 129 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $43,872, ranked #153 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 122 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $52,567, ranked #256 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
New Mexico State University-Main Campus's program mix is anchored in Business, with additional strength in education, engineering, and health-related fields — a portfolio consistent with a land-grant research university serving southern New Mexico. Business accounts for 14% of graduates, Engineering for 13%, and Education for 4%, reflecting a broad applied-professional orientation across 63 programs serving roughly 2,424 students annually. Nursing is the program combining the largest cohort scale with strong earnings, making it a central driver of the institution's overall financial outcomes. Among the highest-earning programs, Artificial Intelligence leads with median earnings of $94,024 four years after enrollment from a cohort of 106 graduates, and Azimuth ranks the program #75 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The Mechanical Engineering program graduates 108 students with median earnings of $85,742, and Azimuth ranks it #197 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Nursing adds further depth, with 153 graduates earning $78,951 and a national rank of #268 per how Azimuth evaluates programs. The largest programs by enrollment — Nursing (153 graduates, $78,951) and Criminal Justice (149 graduates, $49,834) — shape the institution's median earnings more than any single high-earning specialty because of their cohort scale. Several of these programs feed directly into regional workforce demand. Nursing, education, and criminal justice graduates typically enter local and state labor markets where hiring is steady, while engineering and business graduates have access to both regional employers and broader national career pathways. The supply and demand for college graduates framework provides additional context for how New Mexico State University-Main Campus's dominant program families align with current labor-market conditions across the Southwest and nationally. ```
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of New Mexico State University-Main Campus earn median 4-year earnings of $54,874, placing New Mexico State University-Main Campus in the 24.6 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $6,147 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 79.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks New Mexico State University-Main Campus #759 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 153 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $78,951, ranked #243 nationally in its major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 149 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,834, ranked #143 nationally in its major. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities reports 129 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $43,872, ranked #153 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 122 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $52,567, ranked #256 nationally in its major.
