Liberal Arts General Studies at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Every liberal arts general studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the liberal arts program at New Mexico State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and approximately 14,227 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 146 students received a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from NMSU Main Campus.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Liberal Arts General Studies section at the bottom of this page.

NMSU Main Campus Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts
• Doctorate Degree in Liberal Arts

NMSU Main Campus Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how NMSU Main Campus performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at NMSU Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts General Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	11
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
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In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in liberal arts from NMSU Main Campus. This is the #151 most popular school for liberal arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from NMSU Main Campus Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at NMSU Main Campus is $26,342. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,253 for all liberal arts students.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the liberal arts majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 146 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from NMSU Main Campus. About 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at NMSU Main Campus since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities in its liberal arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	78
White	40
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

NMSU Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in liberal arts. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.