Economics at University of New Mexico

University of New Mexico graduates about 34 economics majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 271st of 683 schools we score for economics, a solid program at 55 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 31 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 54% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.75×). Research spending in the field runs about $6 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.