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New Mexico Highlands University

⌖ Las Vegas, NM · 14 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$176,262 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

37.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−74%Modeled 10-year ROI
$51,309Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$176,262at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$239,3520
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4
6
8
−$176,26210
Years after graduationBreak-even: 37.9 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$7,416
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$12,336
Sticker price
Average net price$14,838
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$20,868
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$14,838Average net price / year
$20,868Cost of attendance
$51,309Median earnings · year 5 after completion
26.2%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
1,451Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

65thEarnings percentile
8thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$43,258Year 1
$55,864Year 4
$51,309Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$97,3092Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$82,7743Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$77,1544Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree$67,8915Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Bachelor's Degree$62,3756Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$60,3417Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree$60,0348Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions · Master's Degree$59,318

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in NM

Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Albuquerque, NM

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Annual net price
$15,489
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,654
Modeled 10-year ROI
-64%
Open college profile →Los Alamos, NM

University of New Mexico-Los Alamos Campus

Annual net price
$13,470
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,654
Modeled 10-year ROI
-63%
Open college profile →Silver City, NM

Western New Mexico University

Annual net price
$8,522
Observed earnings · year 5
$50,227
Modeled 10-year ROI
-76%
Open college profile →Ranchos de Taos, NM

University of New Mexico-Taos Campus

Annual net price
$9,165
Observed earnings · year 5
$53,654
Modeled 10-year ROI
-60%
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$97,309$21,392
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$82,774Not available
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$77,154Not available
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$67,891Not available
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's Degree$62,375Not available
Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$60,341Not available
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$60,034Not available
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's Degree$59,318Not available
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$57,821$16,760
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$53,566$18,375
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$52,517$18,375
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$45,868Not available
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$43,926$9,894
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's DegreeNot available$28,606

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.