COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Psychology, General bachelor's degree at Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM · Public
What this page covers
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The short version
There is not enough evidence for a firm comparison.
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- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- Not available: earnings are missing
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Not available: earnings are missing
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$30,927Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$8,522
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$27,500
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGSNot available
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$292/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$8,522Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$21,562Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE32.2%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$292
19borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
Not available vs. $50,706
The like-for-like difference is unavailable.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Industrial-Organizational Psychologists$193,950 median wageU.S. estimate · 790 jobs · 19-3032+6.5% projected U.S. growth · 300 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeClinical and Counseling Psychologists$124,800 median wageNM estimate · 75,990 jobs · 19-3033$87,460–$131,470 middle 50% of NM wages+11.7% projected U.S. growth · 4,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeManagers, All Other$123,550 median wageNM estimate · 3,770 jobs · 11-9199$101,860–$159,430 middle 50% of NM wages+4.9% projected U.S. growth · 100,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreePsychologists, All Other$110,840 median wageU.S. estimate · 110 jobs · 19-3039+2.3% projected U.S. growth · 3,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreePsychology Teachers, Postsecondary$83,600 median wageNM estimate · 100 jobs · 25-1066$70,970–$105,580 middle 50% of NM wages+4.0% projected U.S. growth · 3,700 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSocial Science Research Assistants$50,640 median wageNM estimate · 50 jobs · 19-4061$40,250–$97,740 middle 50% of NM wages+5.0% projected U.S. growth · 4,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degree
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus
$7,450 less debt · $3,618 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $43,334
- Debt
- $20,050
- Annual net price
- $4,904
University of New Mexico-Main Campus
$7,025 less debt
- Earnings
- $46,693
- Debt
- $20,475
- Annual net price
- $15,489
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
$9,775 less debt
- Earnings
- $45,637
- Debt
- $17,725
- Annual net price
- $8,889
New Mexico Highlands University
$17,606 less debt
- Earnings
- $43,926
- Debt
- $9,894
- Annual net price
- $14,838
DATA QUALITY
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June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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