Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in New Mexico
38 schools in New Mexico teach this, at certificate or associate level. 17 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $36,141 at Clovis Community College.
What this work pays in New Mexico
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in New Mexico earn a median of $78,840 a year across 1,360 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clovis Community College Clovis | Associate's degree | — | $36,141 (16 grads) | 182 |
| Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque | Associate's degree | $5,130 | $26,977 (103 grads) | 1,245 |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College Ruidoso | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $23,693 (14 grads) | 23 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $23,693 (14 grads) | 180 |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Campus Roswell | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $23,693 (14 grads) | 20 |
| New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Alamogordo | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $23,005 (179 grads) | 20 |
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $23,005 (179 grads) | 394 |
| New Mexico State University-Grants Grants | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $23,005 (179 grads) | 14 |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $23,005 (179 grads) | — |
| San Juan College Farmington | Associate's degree | $7,069 | $22,329 (42 grads) | 95 |
| New Mexico Military Institute Roswell | Associate's degree | $5,500 | $21,508 (16 grads) | 127 |
| University of New Mexico-Gallup Campus Gallup | Associate's degree | $10,169 | $20,140 (24 grads) | 72 |
| University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus Los Alamos | Associate's degree | $10,169 | $20,140 (24 grads) | 27 |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque | Associate's degree | $10,169 | $20,140 (24 grads) | — |
| University of New Mexico-Taos Campus Ranchos de Taos | Associate's degree | $10,169 | $20,140 (24 grads) | 14 |
| University of New Mexico-Valencia County Campus Los Lunas | Associate's degree | $10,169 | $20,140 (24 grads) | 28 |
| New Mexico Junior College Hobbs | Associate's degree | — | $19,683 (39 grads) | 236 |
| Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Albuquerque | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2,086 |
| Clovis Community College Clovis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College Ruidoso | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Luna Community College Las Vegas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| Luna Community College Las Vegas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Mesalands Community College Tucumcari | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Navajo Technical University Crownpoint | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Navajo Technical University Crownpoint | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| New Mexico State University-Alamogordo Alamogordo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| New Mexico State University-Dona Ana Las Cruces | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| New Mexico State University-Grants Grants | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northern New Mexico College Espanola | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| San Juan College Farmington | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 656 |
| Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Santa Fe Community College Santa Fe | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Southeast New Mexico College Carlsbad | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southeast New Mexico College Carlsbad | Associate's degree | — | not published | 58 |
| Western New Mexico University Silver City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Western New Mexico University Silver City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 70 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.