10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$180,422at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
New Mexico State University-Dona Ana
⌖ Las Cruces, NM · 8 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$180,422 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.
85.9 yrsModeled economic break-even
−88%Modeled 10-year ROI
$47,377Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$6,048Average net price / year
$14,397Cost of attendance
$47,377Median earnings · year 5 after completion
19.4%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
5,177Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$38,119Year 1
$54,874Year 4
$47,377Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
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 · Associate's Degree$84,9612Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$68,2913Data Processing · Associate's Degree$53,2474Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$42,7735Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$39,9856Precision Metal Working · Associate's Degree$39,2997Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods · Associate's Degree$37,5148Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$35,798Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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.
Alamogordo, NM
New Mexico State University-Alamogordo
- Annual net price
- $7,369
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $47,377
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -89%
New Mexico Junior College
- Annual net price
- $6,524
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,368
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
- Annual net price
- $4,904
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,025
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -95%
San Juan College
- Annual net price
- $5,769
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,034
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -100%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's Degree | $84,961 | $16,467 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $68,291 | $9,995 |
| Data Processing | Associate's Degree | $53,247 | $9,750 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $42,773 | $7,571 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $39,985 | $10,497 |
| Precision Metal Working | Associate's Degree | $39,299 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | $37,514 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $35,798 | $7,425 |
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.