by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on New Mexico State University-Main Campus, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
New Mexico State University-Main Campus awards degrees and credentials ranging from associate degrees up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 4,948 undergraduate · 1,828 graduate (6,776 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at New Mexico State University-Main Campus.
These majors at New Mexico State University-Main Campus report the highest average early-career salaries for their graduates.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Industrial Engineering. | $79,572 |
| Chemical Engineering. | $74,738 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $66,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | $65,075 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | $63,582 |
The majors at New Mexico State University-Main Campus are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 3,388 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. |
134 | $47,736 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 95 | $32,247 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
71 | $35,938 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
52 | $39,372 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
48 | $35,555 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management. ↳ Hospitality Administration/Management, General. |
23 | $26,312 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 104 | $63,582 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
83 | $51,638 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. ↳ Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General. |
62 | NA |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
40 | $66,000 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 32 | $79,572 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 25 | $74,738 |
| Engineering, General. | 20 | NA |
| Engineering Physics. ↳ Engineering Physics/Applied Physics. |
6 | NA |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 6 | NA |
| Systems Engineering. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. |
121 | $33,051 |
| Education, General. | 80 | NA |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Agricultural Teacher Education. · Music Teacher Education. · English/Language Arts Teacher Education. · Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education. |
53 | $36,561 |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. · Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism. |
40 | $48,817 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Higher Education/Higher Education Administration. |
27 | $54,880 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 14 | $63,224 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
9 | NA |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. ↳ Bilingual and Multilingual Education. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. ↳ Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse. · Nursing Practice. · Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing. · Family Practice Nurse/Nursing. · Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other. |
171 | $65,075 |
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health Education and Promotion. · Public Health, General. |
68 | $36,277 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Communication Sciences and Disorders, General. · Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
53 | NA |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. ↳ Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling. · Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. |
28 | NA |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. ↳ Dietetics/Dietitian. |
9 | $16,530 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Information Technology. · Computer and Information Sciences, General. |
199 | $57,124 |
| Computer Science. | 6 | NA |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
112 | $23,135 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology. |
19 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Molecular Biology. |
15 | NA |
| Botany/Plant Biology. ↳ Plant Pathology/Phytopathology. |
5 | NA |
| Genetics. ↳ Genetics, General. |
5 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Bioinformatics. |
4 | NA |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Ecology. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. · General Studies. |
161 | $26,342 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. ↳ Criminal Justice/Safety Studies. |
157 | $27,587 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. |
67 | $23,680 |
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Agronomy and Crop Science. · Horticultural Science. · Range Science and Management. |
34 | NA |
| Agriculture, General. | 27 | NA |
| Agricultural Business and Management. ↳ Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations. · Agricultural Economics. |
21 | NA |
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Technology and Processing. |
3 | NA |
| Soil Sciences. ↳ Soil Science and Agronomy, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 117 | $20,207 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Psychopharmacology. · Experimental Psychology. |
18 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ School Psychology. · Counseling Psychology. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 118 | $39,817 |
| Public Administration. | 5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
38 | $29,100 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
25 | $19,183 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
23 | NA |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Development Economics and International Development. · Applied Economics. |
23 | NA |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. |
11 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Cinematography and Film/Video Production. |
39 | $20,613 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 25 | $20,160 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
16 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. · Music, General. |
13 | NA |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Foreign Languages and Literatures, General. · Applied Linguistics. |
67 | $23,578 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. | 40 | NA |
| Journalism. | 35 | $25,254 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. |
75 | $22,656 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
35 | $30,365 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. ↳ Family Resource Management Studies, General. |
13 | $40,923 |
| Apparel and Textiles. ↳ Apparel and Textiles, General. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Hydrology and Water Resources Science. · Geology/Earth Science, General. |
19 | NA |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
18 | NA |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
13 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Astronomy. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic Communications. ↳ Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects. |
41 | $15,913 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINEERING/ENGINEERING-RELATED TECHNOLOGIES/TECHNICIANS. ↳ Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians. |
34 | $58,548 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians. ↳ Surveying Technology/Surveying. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 33 | $23,213 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
6 | NA |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, Other. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. ↳ Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management. |
27 | $27,369 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. |
8 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. ↳ Applied and Professional Ethics. · Philosophy. |
27 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
17 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Historic Preservation and Conservation. ↳ Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis. |
5 | NA |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ Women's Studies. · Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. |
6 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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