Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

Portales, NM · Public · 3,186 students · Visit Website

Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus offers various programs that can lead to professional licensure in New Mexico, including education, mental health counseling, speech-language pathology, and social work. The university provides career services such as career fairs, resume writing, and interview preparation to help students transition into the workforce. Many programs emphasize hands-on experience, particularly in STEM fields and through clinical instruments and technology in communicative disorders.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$21,129/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

35/100

Tuition (In-State)

$6,863/yr
Out-of-state: $8,843/yr

All Programs at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus

1 trade program at Eastern New Mexico University, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Liberal Arts & Humanities
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
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35 $21,129/yr $11,000 29.1x Low Medium
13 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.