New Mexico Highlands University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Public university
- Las Vegas, NM
- 1,451 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
7 New Mexico Highlands University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($88,137), and Criminal Justice the least ($21,630). The median program pays $34,750.
All 7 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 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.
Quick picks
Highest first-year pay
- Nursing$88,137
- Teacher Education$41,352
- Business Administration$39,271
- Mental Health and Addiction Services$34,750
- Psychology$27,483
Lowest median debt
- Psychology$9,894
- Business Administration$16,760
- Teacher Education$18,375
- Mental Health and Addiction Services$18,375
- Nursing$21,392
Largest programs
- Teacher EducationAbout 82 graduates a year
- Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 63 graduates a year
- Business AdministrationAbout 55 graduates a year
- NursingAbout 41 graduates a year
- PsychologyAbout 31 graduates a year
Common questions
Nursing graduates earn a median of $88,137 in their first year, the most of 7 New Mexico Highlands University bachelor's programs that report pay.
Psychology graduates leave with a median of $9,894 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 New Mexico Highlands University bachelor's programs that report debt.
In-state tuition and fees are $7,416 a year, and $12,336 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $14,838 a year.
7 bachelor's programs at New Mexico Highlands University report first-year pay, and 6 of them also report federal debt.
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