Degree Programs Overview

New Mexico State University-Main Campus offers 217 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 39 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 3,133 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at NMSU. 2,195 students completed bachelor's programs and 739 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at NMSU. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Bachelor's9482,1958911,304
Master's6816739271468
Doctor's2831044856
Post-Graduate Certificate2512952768

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from New Mexico State University-Main Campus. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Mechanical Engineering program has the highest salary ($80,221) after graduation and the Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $79,616 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Mechanical Engineering $80,221$6,685$19,074$202
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering $79,616$6,635$24,262$257
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering $74,617$6,218$22,250$236
Engineering Technology $71,978$5,998$21,500$228
Chemical Engineering $69,035$5,753$14,409$153
Computer and Information Sciences, General $66,230$5,519$19,508$207
Civil Engineering $63,843$5,320$11,194$119
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $63,275$5,273$18,500$196
Marketing $44,777$3,731$19,750$209
Agricultural Business and Management $43,854$3,655--
Accounting and Related Services $43,085$3,590$14,750$156
Business Administration, Management and Operations $42,301$3,525$19,762$210
Associate Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $64,455$5,371$13,590$144
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions $43,220$3,602$9,000$95
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians $37,092$3,091--
Precision Metal Working $35,402$2,950--
Criminal Justice and Corrections $26,850$2,238$8,550$91
Business/Commerce, General $24,366$2,031$7,542$80
Data Processing $24,107$2,009--
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $23,805$1,984$9,000$95
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services $20,658$1,722--
Health and Medical Administrative Services $19,515$1,626--
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies $16,916$1,410--
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $16,107$1,342--
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Industrial Engineering $90,002$7,500--
Accounting and Related Services $70,303$5,859--
Business Administration, Management and Operations $63,567$5,297$25,297$288
Special Education and Teaching $56,649$4,721$30,480$347
Educational Administration and Supervision $50,631$4,219$28,704$327
Social Work $46,700$3,892$29,153$332
Criminal Justice and Corrections $44,698$3,725--
Curriculum and Instruction $44,182$3,682$28,170$320
Education, General $42,950$3,579--
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies $41,703$3,475$22,208$253

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at New Mexico State University-Main Campus.

At the school, the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the most completers of 182 and the Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor program has the second most completers of 152 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AgricultureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 24NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agricultural EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 02 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Turf and Turfgrass ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agricultural and Extension Education ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Animal SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 773 3 NOT OFFERED
Food Technology and ProcessingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agronomy and Crop ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 56 9 NOT OFFERED
Horticultural ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 81 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Range Science and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 56 1 NOT OFFERED
Soil Science and AgronomyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Environmental StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 90 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resource EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 238 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
City/Urban, Community and Regional PlanningNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Ethnic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 189 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 29NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special EffectsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4811 1 NOT OFFERED
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 42ONLINE19ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED70 0 0
Bilingual and Multilingual EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Curriculum and InstructionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 12ONLINE 0
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED16ONLINE 1ONLINE 0
Higher Education/Higher Education AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1113 1 8
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language ImpairmentsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals with AutismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED10 1 0
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 48ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9ONLINE
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Agricultural Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1213ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 140 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Education Teaching and CoachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 806 2 NOT OFFERED
Chemical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 257 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3316 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4118ONLINE NOT OFFERED 0
Engineering Physics/Applied PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 12218 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Systems EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4ONLINE
Industrial EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 631ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geological/Geophysical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Engineering TechnologyNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Surveying Technology/SurveyingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 40NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied LinguisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED18ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Family Resource Management StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 012ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Development and Family StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 26ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Apparel and TextilesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 278 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Creative WritingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Rhetoric and CompositionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 141NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 00 0 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9910 5 NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Molecular BiologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 1 NOT OFFERED
Plant Pathology/PhytopathologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical Microbiology and BacteriologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeneticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BioinformaticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EcologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
MathematicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 910 1 NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Cultural Resource Management and Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 74NOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied and Professional EthicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AstronomyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED7 3 NOT OFFERED
ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 03 6 NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 34 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hydrology and Water Resources ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 2 NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 83 4 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1040 0 NOT OFFERED
Experimental PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 0 NOT OFFERED
PsychopharmacologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED6ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
School PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED0 NOT OFFERED 7
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 152ONLINE15ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Community Organization and AdvocacyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social WorkNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3483ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2120 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 96 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16ONLINE
Development Economics and International DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 262 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25ONLINE12ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 250 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
DanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cinematography and Film/Video ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 39NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 04 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 46 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Communication Sciences and DisordersNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 37NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED20 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/TrainerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health Services/Liaison/CounselingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 27NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mental Health Counseling/CounselorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE
Environmental HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Public Health Education and PromotionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2257ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/DietitianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1824 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 8ONLINE
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED4ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 0 83NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5769ONLINE 3 NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4115 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33ONLINE0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 76NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 0 83NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5769ONLINE 3 NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4115 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
FinanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 44NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33ONLINE0 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 76NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 151 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

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