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title: University of New Mexico-Main Campus — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Albuquerque, NM
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Albuquerque, NM · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $44,792 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $23,933 – $68,866 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $13,698 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,322 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 55% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $21,259 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 64% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.31× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $16,792 | derived |

**55% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $13,698 (≈ 31% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $18,295 to $117,174 across 71 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | Doctoral Degree | $117,174 | $117,989 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Master's Degree | $101,705 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $99,791 | $78,496 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $99,409 | $61,577 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $97,169 | not reported |
| Engineering, General. | Doctoral Degree | $85,930 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $72,455 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,723 | $19,250 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | Master's Degree | $69,641 | $30,625 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,148 | $19,775 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $68,774 | $32,073 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,115 | $22,774 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $64,309 | $62,787 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $63,848 | $32,069 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $63,847 | $40,574 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $61,897 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,481 | $17,764 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Associate's Degree | $59,598 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $58,379 | $20,731 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,927 | $25,000 |
| Medicine. | Doctoral Degree | $55,991 | $156,468 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $55,866 | $25,048 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,370 | $18,721 |
| Law. | Doctoral Degree | $54,382 | $91,267 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,348 | not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $52,190 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,483 | $17,839 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,521 | $20,000 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $48,417 | $41,889 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $46,411 | not reported |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. | Master's Degree | $45,287 | not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,649 | $17,883 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $43,923 | $19,950 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's Degree | $43,821 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $42,035 | $25,468 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $41,959 | $38,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,077 | $17,960 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $36,867 | $47,084 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,819 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,445 | $20,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,226 | $22,250 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,991 | $14,000 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,262 | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,260 | $13,984 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,091 | $14,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,884 | $14,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,251 | $21,500 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,067 | $17,653 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,990 | $19,428 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,770 | $14,000 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,677 | $18,450 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,770 | $19,684 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,598 | $19,233 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,544 | $17,251 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,975 | $17,500 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,542 | $18,975 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,432 | $19,594 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,310 | $15,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Associate's Degree | $24,186 | not reported |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,860 | $15,800 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,207 | $17,245 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,972 | $19,600 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $21,128 | $38,240 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,416 | $20,750 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $20,131 | $34,701 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,078 | $24,165 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,879 | $19,200 |
| Physical Sciences, General. | Associate's Degree | $19,802 | not reported |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,169 | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Associate's Degree | $18,317 | $10,169 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,295 | $20,323 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore University of New Mexico-Main Campus by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?187985

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