New Mexico State University-Main Campus
New Mexico State University-Main Campus is a public college in Las Cruces, NM. Its average net price is $6,313 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $4,997 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $4,271 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $5,768 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $8,855 |
| $110,001 and up | $11,619 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $38,314 |
| 8 years after entry | $41,255 |
| 10 years after entry | $43,922 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $50,627 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $14,883 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | $67,553 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $17,745 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Agricultural Business | $54,084 National median for this major n=4,648 | Not published |
| Agricultural Public Services | $45,991 National median for this major n=576 | Not published |
| Agriculture, General | $43,778 National median for this major n=2,007 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $69,634 National median for this major n=9,921 | Not published |
| Animal Sciences | $32,943 Small program - rough guide n=69 | $15,101 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Apparel and Textiles | $44,102 National median for this major n=2,810 | Not published |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | $48,512 National median for this major n=408 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | Not published |
| Biology | $29,428 Small program - rough guide n=86 | $13,798 Small program - rough guide n=77 |
| Botany/Plant Biology | $36,829 National median for this major n=278 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $41,176 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $12,566 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Business and Commerce | $41,139 Small program - rough guide n=50 | $20,829 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Chemical Engineering | $80,826 National median for this major n=8,603 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $51,962 National median for this major n=706 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $69,181 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $16,989 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | Not published |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | $45,679 National median for this major n=2,262 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $65,245 Small program - rough guide n=74 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | $69,677 National median for this major n=10,572 | Not published |
| Criminal Justice | $35,592 n=161 | $14,949 n=102 |
| Dance | $28,513 National median for this major n=2,991 | Not published |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | $39,341 National median for this major n=2,106 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | $41,124 National median for this major n=779 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $82,431 National median for this major n=15,396 | Not published |
| Engineering Physics | $71,501 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $64,645 Small program - rough guide n=61 | $21,250 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians | $67,627 National median for this major n=206 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $36,147 National median for this major n=27,468 | Not published |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | Not published |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $43,384 National median for this major n=1,509 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | $43,742 National median for this major n=1,308 | Not published |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $17,991 Small program - rough guide n=33 | $15,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $46,889 Small program - rough guide n=37 | $16,400 Small program - rough guide n=31 |
| Food Science and Technology | $55,086 National median for this major n=940 | Not published |
| Genetics | $41,098 National median for this major n=526 | Not published |
| Geography and Cartography | $44,734 National median for this major n=3,998 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | $67,287 National median for this major n=148 | Not published |
| Graphic Communications | $24,984 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $20,114 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| History | $38,156 National median for this major n=20,617 | Not published |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | $36,080 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $38,278 Small program - rough guide n=32 | Not published |
| Industrial Engineering | $79,132 National median for this major n=4,420 | Not published |
| International Business | $56,014 National median for this major n=5,265 | Not published |
| Journalism | $36,410 Small program - rough guide n=51 | $14,000 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $32,248 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $12,130 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Liberal Arts | $32,854 Small program - rough guide n=96 | $18,584 n=136 |
| Marketing | $37,367 Small program - rough guide n=73 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=49 |
| Mathematics | $52,843 National median for this major n=13,762 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $74,264 Small program - rough guide n=87 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=67 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | $41,521 National median for this major n=2,897 | Not published |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,538 National median for this major n=2,315 | Not published |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Plant Sciences | $44,457 National median for this major n=1,948 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $37,502 Small program - rough guide n=30 | Not published |
| Psychology | $32,266 n=107 | $12,500 Small program - rough guide n=87 |
| Public Health | $42,963 Small program - rough guide n=37 | Not published |
| Registered Nursing | $75,187 n=187 | $15,314 n=152 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Work | $40,549 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $14,210 Small program - rough guide n=32 |
| Sociology | $40,712 National median for this major n=29,430 | Not published |
| Soil Sciences | $48,415 National median for this major n=193 | Not published |
| Special Education and Teaching | $46,673 National median for this major n=10,747 | Not published |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $31,331 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $12,000 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching | $48,171 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $23,702 Small program - rough guide n=90 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | $34,340 National median for this major n=1,905 | Not published |
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