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Las Cruces, NM · Business & finance

Business & finance at NM State

NM State graduates about 341 business & finance majors a year, 14% of its graduating class. That puts it 423rd of 650 schools we score for business & finance, a solid program at 45 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 184 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 89% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $60,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.85×).

Graduates a year34114% of the class
Courses in the catalog184more than 89% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$60,0000.85× the same major nationally
Research in the field$103Ka year, NSF
Admit rate78%whole school
SAT middle 50%900–1140whole school

Around NM State

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Where business & finance happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 21 · Student housing 18 · Fraternity or sorority house 2 · Dorm 2 · Dining 1.

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Nearby in the business & finance ranking

  1. Pacific University 46
  2. Covenant College 46
  3. Eastern Michigan University 45
  4. Cleveland State University 45
  5. SUNY Oswego 45
  6. Lewis University 45
  7. Adelphi University 45
  8. South Dakota State University 45

Other strong majors at NM State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NM State with every school we score in business & finance. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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