New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces, NM · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
40
Avg Grad Earnings
$38,315/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
60/100
Tuition (In-State)
$8,147/yr
Out-of-state: $25,271/yr
All Programs at New Mexico State University-Main Campus
40 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration | 88 | $73,229/yr | High | 22.7x |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 86 | $63,674/yr | Very High | 26.0x |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 81 | $48,868/yr | Very High | 15.9x |
| Teacher Education | 78 | $45,016/yr | High | 14.5x |
| Business/Commerce, General | 77 | $39,442/yr | High | 13.4x |
| Electrical | 75 | $82,790/yr | Very High | 28.9x |
| Teacher Education | 75 | $41,888/yr | High | 13.2x |
| Business Administration | 75 | $35,599/yr | High | 17.4x |
| Chemical Engineering | 72 | $75,766/yr | High | 26.4x |
| Aerospace | 72 | $68,002/yr | High | 28.3x |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 72 | $41,268/yr | High | 12.0x |
| Mechanical Engineering | 71 | $62,813/yr | Very High | 29.1x |
| Civil Engineering | 71 | $60,212/yr | High | 26.0x |
| Accounting and Related Services | 71 | $38,057/yr | Very High | 19.3x |
| Engineering Technology, General | 69 | $60,250/yr | High | 25.0x |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 66 | $29,553/yr | Moderate | 13.0x |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 64 | $36,198/yr | High | 10.1x |
| Marketing | 64 | $33,191/yr | Very High | 18.8x |
| Political Science and Government | 61 | $35,393/yr | Very High | 11.7x |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 61 | $29,942/yr | High | 11.3x |
| Social Work | 60 | $33,510/yr | Moderate | 12.5x |
| Public Health | 58 | $27,729/yr | High | 13.3x |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 57 | $25,965/yr | High | 10.3x |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 57 | $23,701/yr | Moderate | 14.9x |
| Sociology | 55 | $31,376/yr | High | 11.7x |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 54 | $25,631/yr | Moderate | 6.9x |
| Psychology, General | 53 | $26,250/yr | High | 12.9x |
| Biology, General | 52 | $26,533/yr | High | 14.3x |
| Special Education and Teaching | 50 | $31,963/yr | High | 19.2x |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences | 50 | $31,568/yr | Low | 13.1x |
| Animal Sciences | 49 | $28,475/yr | High | 11.6x |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | 47 | $33,603/yr | High | 14.0x |
| Linguistic & Comparative | 46 | $27,720/yr | Very High | 13.4x |
| Journalism | 45 | $32,825/yr | Very High | 12.0x |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 41 | $25,344/yr | High | 9.9x |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 41 | $17,980/yr | Moderate | 10.0x |
| Anthropology | 41 | $12,059/yr | High | 2.7x |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 39 | $18,470/yr | High | 9.5x |
| Agriculture, General | 38 | $26,666/yr | High | 7.2x |
| Graphic Communications | 29 | $24,115/yr | High | 6.4x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 40 bachelor's degree programs at New Mexico State University-Main Campus using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.