Number of Programs with Completers

The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 1 Associate, 2,473 Bachelor's, 712 Master's, 90 Doctorate (research), 18 Doctorate (professional), 73 Post-BS Certificate, and 21 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by NMSU.
Number of ProgramsNumber of Online ProgramsNumber of Completers
Associate201
Bachelor's9482,473
Master's6816712
Doctorate (research)27390
Doctorate (professional)1018
Post-BS Certificate18973
Post-MS Certificate7321
Total217393,388

Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)

The following table shows the best programs at New Mexico State University-Main Campus based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
AssociateBachelorMaster
Associate Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse$60,000
Business/Commerce$23,700
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies$21,900
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering$65,200
Electrical and Electronics Engineering$63,700
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Industrial Engineering$75,600
Accounting$58,900
Special Education and Teaching$49,200
Business Administration and Management$49,000
Educational Leadership and Administration$46,200

Popular Programs with Most Completers

The following table lists the popular programs at New Mexico State University-Main Campus based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2023-2024.
Bachelor'sPost-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Major Programs by Offered Degree

The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at NMSU by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
AssociateBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Doctorate (Practice)Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 1 completers-
Business/Commerce✕1$23,700
Total1
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 107 completers$35,700
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations✕17-
Agricultural Economics✕0-
Turf and Turfgrass Management✕0-
Agricultural and Extension Education Services✕0-
Animal Sciences✕64$26,900
Food Technology and Processing✕3-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕6-
Horticultural Science✕12-
Range Science and Management✕3-
Soil Science and Agronomy✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 27 completers-
Environmental Studies✕8-
Natural Resource Economics✕0-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management✕19$24,100
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 0 completers-
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✔ (1 completers) 4 completers-
Women's Studies✔4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 59 completers-
Communication✕24-
Journalism✕35$24,000
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies ✕ 41 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕41-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 148 completers$51,800
Computer and Information Sciences✕74$51,800
Information Technology✔74-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 142 completers-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration✕3-
Special Education and Teaching✕3$31,100
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments✕0-
Elementary Education and Teaching✔49-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕12-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕41-
Agricultural Teacher Education✕19$32,100
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education✕3-
Music Teacher Education✕12-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 283 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕62$65,200
Chemical Engineering✕24$53,400
Civil Engineering✕61$55,800
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕25$63,700
Engineering Physics/Applied Physics✕6-
Mechanical Engineering✕98$61,500
Industrial Engineering✕7-
Geological/Geophysical Engineering✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology ✕ 7 completers-
Surveying Technology/Surveying✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 67 completers$20,000
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕51$20,000
Applied Linguistics✕16-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✔ (1 completers) 45 completers-
Family Resource Management Studies✕0-
Human Development and Family Studies✔35$22,200
Apparel and Textiles✕10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 24 completers$17,100
English Language and Literature✕24$17,100
Rhetoric and Composition✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✕ 159 completers$27,400
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕159$27,400
General Studies✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 137 completers$18,900
Biology/Biological Sciences✕97$18,900
Biochemistry✕12-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕2-
Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology✕19-
Genetics✕5-
Ecology✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 12 completers-
Mathematics✕12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✕ 71 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕71-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 27 completers-
Philosophy✕8-
Applied and Professional Ethics✕19-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 21 completers-
Chemistry✕4-
Geology/Earth Science✕7-
Physics✕10-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 117 completers$20,300
Psychology✕117$20,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✔ (1 completers) 140 completers$28,200
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✔140-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 46 completers-
Community Organization and Advocacy✕0-
Social Work✕46$25,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 74 completers-
Anthropology✕11-
Economics✕10-
Geography✕4-
Political Science and Government✕22$25,100
Sociology✔27$27,400
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 82 completers$20,800
Visual and Performing Arts✕23$20,800
Dance✕0-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕16-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕39-
Fine/Studio Arts✕0-
Music Performance✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 228 completers-
Communication Sciences and Disorders✕35-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕1-
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling✕18-
Public Health✔0$25,800
Environmental Health✕0-
Public Health Education and Promotion✕28-
Dietetics/Dietitian✕9-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕137$59,000
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ (1 completers) 333 completers$34,100
Business/Commerce✕94$34,100
Business Administration and Management✕53$37,100
Accounting✕37$39,300
Finance✕48$29,800
Hospitality Administration/Management✔23$26,900
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕7-
Marketing/Marketing Management✕71$38,100
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 13 completers-
History✕13$19,400
Total2,473
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 17 completers-
Agricultural Economics✕4-
Animal Sciences✕3-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕8-
Horticultural Science✕1-
Range Science and Management✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 8 completers-
Environmental Studies✕0-
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 16 completers-
Communication✕16-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 54 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕19-
Information Technology✔29-
Computer Science✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (3 completers) 128 completers-
Education✕80-
Curriculum and Instruction✔0$38,300
Educational Leadership and Administration✔11$46,200
Special Education and Teaching✕14$49,200
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments✕0-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕9-
Agricultural Teacher Education✔14-
Music Teacher Education✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✔ (2 completers) 75 completers-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕0-
Chemical Engineering✕1-
Civil Engineering✕22-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✔15-
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕6-
Mechanical Engineering✕6-
Industrial Engineering✔25$75,600
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✔ (1 completers) 12 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✔12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✔ (1 completers) 13 completers-
Family Resource Management Studies✔13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 15 completers-
English Language and Literature✕9-
Creative Writing✕6-
Rhetoric and Composition✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✕ 0 completers-
General Studies✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 23 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕14-
Molecular Biology✕2-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕3-
Bioinformatics✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 6 completers-
Mathematics✕4-
Statistics✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 22 completers-
Astronomy✕5-
Chemistry✕2-
Geology/Earth Science✕2-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science✕6-
Physics✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✔ (1 completers) 18 completers-
Psychology✕0-
Experimental Psychology✕2-
Psychopharmacology✔16-
School Psychology✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✔ (1 completers) 17 completers$38,300
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies✔17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✔ (1 completers) 77 completers-
Public Administration✕5-
Social Work✔72$40,700
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 39 completers-
Anthropology✕12-
Economics✕6-
Geography✕7-
Political Science and Government✕3-
Sociology✔11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 11 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕2-
Fine/Studio Arts✕2-
Music Performance✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (2 completers) 65 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕18-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor✕10-
Public Health Education and Promotion✔36-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕0-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)✔1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ (2 completers) 89 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔74$49,000
Accounting✕15$58,900
Hospitality Administration/Management✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 1 completers-
History✕1-
Total712
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 3 completers-
Animal Sciences✕0-
Agronomy and Crop Science✕3-
Range Science and Management✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 3 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (2 completers) 25 completers-
Education✕0-
Curriculum and Instruction✔14-
Educational Leadership and Administration✔11-
Special Education and Teaching✕0-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 20 completers-
Engineering✕20-
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 1 completers-
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✕ 2 completers-
General Studies✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 2 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕1-
Molecular Biology✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 1 completers-
Mathematics✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✕ 4 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 14 completers-
Astronomy✕2-
Chemistry✕7-
Hydrology and Water Resources Science✕4-
Physics✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 4 completers-
Psychology✕0-
Experimental Psychology✕0-
Counseling Psychology✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 4 completers-
Development Economics and International Development✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Nursing Science✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 7 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕7-
Total90
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 18 completers-
Nursing Practice✕18-
Total18
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 2 completers-
Ethnic Studies✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (6 completers) 51 completers-
Bilingual and Multilingual Education✔2-
Curriculum and Instruction✕0-
Educational Leadership and Administration✕2-
Special Education and Teaching✕16-
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism✔7-
Elementary Education and Teaching✔7-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕3-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✔4-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)✔5-
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✔5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✔ (1 completers) 4 completers-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕0-
Systems Engineering✔4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 9 completers-
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis✕5-
Museology/Museum Studies✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 3 completers-
Applied Economics✔3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 4 completers-
Public Health✔4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 0 completers-
Financial Planning and Services✕0-
Total73
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Education✕0-
Curriculum and Instruction✕0-
Educational Leadership and Administration✔0-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 6 completers-
School Psychology✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ 15 completers-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✔2-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✔13-
Total21