Highest ROI College Degrees in New Mexico

Top 20 college + major combinations in New Mexico ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

#	College	Major	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost
1	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Grad rate: 52.1%	Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.	+$1,653,868	$128,888	$20,973	Full ROI →
2	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Grad rate: 40.6%	Air Transportation.	+$1,441,292	$118,920	$18,503	Full ROI →
3	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Grad rate: 52.1%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$1,247,194	$106,457	$20,973	Full ROI →
4	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Grad rate: 55.6%	Petroleum Engineering.	+$1,103,811	$103,706	$22,872	Full ROI →
5	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Grad rate: 52.1%	Computer Engineering.	+$982,928	$95,341	$20,973	Full ROI →
6	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 51.6%	Industrial Engineering.	+$918,180	$90,002	$20,930	Full ROI →
7	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Grad rate: 52.1%	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.	+$767,339	$86,346	$20,973	Full ROI →
8	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Grad rate: 52.1%	Computer and Information Sciences, General.	+$721,047	$83,794	$20,973	Full ROI →
9	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 51.6%	Mechanical Engineering.	+$655,375	$80,221	$20,930	Full ROI →
10	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Grad rate: 40.6%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$652,295	$79,581	$18,503	Full ROI →
11	University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus Grad rate: 16.6%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$648,810	$76,357	$11,378	Full ROI →
12	New Mexico Highlands University Grad rate: 25.5%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$645,936	$79,950	$21,046	Full ROI →
13	University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Grad rate: 17.3%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$642,146	$76,357	$14,710	Full ROI →
14	University of New Mexico-Taos Campus Grad rate: 20.8%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$639,296	$76,357	$16,135	Full ROI →
15	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 51.6%	Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.	+$635,475	$79,616	$20,930	Full ROI →
16	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Grad rate: 52.1%	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.	+$629,620	$76,357	$20,973	Full ROI →
17	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Grad rate: 52.1%	Chemical Engineering.	+$628,695	$78,992	$20,973	Full ROI →
18	Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Grad rate: 40.6%	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	+$609,814	$74,341	$18,503	Full ROI →
19	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Grad rate: 52.1%	Accounting and Related Services.	+$537,294	$70,962	$20,973	Full ROI →
20	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 51.6%	Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.	+$537,232	$74,617	$20,930	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.