Which Eastern New Mexico University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Aviation graduates leave with a median of $17,108 in federal loans, the lowest among 13 Eastern New Mexico University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Eastern New Mexico University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $7,194 a year, and $9,174 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $4,904 a year.

How many Eastern New Mexico University programs report graduate pay?

13 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Eastern New Mexico University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Eastern New Mexico University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
Public university
Portales, NM
3,357 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

13 Eastern New Mexico University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Aviation pays the most in the first year ($88,085), and Psychology the least ($19,844). The median program pays $40,085. Eastern New Mexico University also has one associate's program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$7,194Per year. Out-of-state $9,174

Average net price after aid$4,904Per year

Graduation rate45%Within 6 years

Admission rate92%Of applicants

All 13 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New Mexico" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across New Mexico. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New Mexico
1	AviationAbout 40 graduates a year	$88,085	Not reported	$17,108	1st of 1
2	NursingAbout 10 graduates a year	$83,465	$103,079	$18,750	2nd of 5
3	AccountingAbout 27 graduates a year	$52,579	$55,294	$19,105	1st of 2
4	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 137 graduates a year	$43,186	$49,919	$22,301	1st of 5
5	Teacher EducationAbout 41 graduates a year	$41,896	$45,082	$24,000	1st of 5
6	Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 53 graduates a year	$40,645	$48,443	$20,378	1st of 3
7	Business AdministrationAbout 67 graduates a year	$40,085	$46,051	$19,250	2nd of 4
8	CommunicationsAbout 8 graduates a year	$33,674	$46,067	$20,054	1st of 1
9	Criminal JusticeAbout 36 graduates a year	$31,599	$44,100	$17,912	3rd of 5
10	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 33 graduates a year	$30,513	$54,215	$18,500	2nd of 3
11	SociologyAbout 22 graduates a year	$29,167	Not reported	$27,000	3rd of 3
12	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 52 graduates a year	$26,335	$43,301	$25,000	1st of 2
13	PsychologyAbout 47 graduates a year	$19,844	$41,571	$20,050	5th of 5

Program names link to the program's own page, and New Mexico ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five New Mexico programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in New Mexico" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across New Mexico.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in New Mexico
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 188 graduates a year	$21,129	$41,363	$11,110	6th of 9

Program names link to the program's own page, and New Mexico ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Aviation$88,085
Nursing$83,465
Accounting$52,579
Liberal Arts and General Studies$43,186
Teacher Education$41,896

Lowest median debt

Aviation$17,108
Criminal Justice$17,912
Subject-Area Teacher Education$18,500
Nursing$18,750
Accounting$19,105

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 137 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 67 graduates a year
Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 53 graduates a year
Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 52 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 47 graduates a year

Common questions

Aviation graduates earn a median of $88,085 in their first year, the most of 13 Eastern New Mexico University bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of New Mexico rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels