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Western New Mexico University

Silver City, NM · Public · 2,026 students · mostly bachelor degrees

20th-cheapest of 40 New Mexico colleges by net price.

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Net price / year
$8,522
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$21,562
Graduation rate
32%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$39,095
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$23,000
Pell grant recipients
43%
3-yr loan default rate
0%

Fields of study

80 programs
Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree27 grads/yr$95,128Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$84,626Clinical/Medical Social Work · Master's Degree$72,205Social Work · Master's Degree179 grads/yr$63,313Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Master's Degree13 grads/yr$60,521Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$56,548Social Work · Bachelor's Degree37 grads/yr$49,567Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$46,184Assistive/Augmentative Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering · Associate's Degree$42,238

Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.