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2026 Rankings for New Mexico State University-Main Campus

What ranking badges has NMSU Main Campus earned? Any College Factual rankings and awards NMSU Main Campus has earned will be listed on this page.

NMSU Main Campus received 3 ranking badges in College Factual’s 2026 rankings.

Top Rankings for NMSU Main Campus:

#5 out of 23	#44 out of 184	#47 out of 187

NMSU Main Campus also offers graduate programs. Explore its [graduate-school rankings](/graduate-schools/new-mexico-state-university-main-campus/rankings/) for master's and doctorate accolades.

Ranking Highlights

• Quality Rankings
  • Best Colleges Ranking
  • Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico Ranking
  • Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in New Mexico Ranking
• Best for the Money Rankings
  • Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools Ranking
  • Best Value Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico Ranking
  • Best Value Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in New Mexico Ranking

How NMSU Main Campus Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

Top Ranked Majors

NMSU Main Campus has 752 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Animal Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Animal Sciences, General Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Animal Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Animal Science Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Agriculture Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best General Agriculture Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Horticultural Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Horticultural Science Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Plant Sciences Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Finance Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Finance Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Hospitality Management Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Marketing/Marketing Management, General Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Marketing Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Graphic Communications Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Information Technology Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best General Special Education Schools in New Mexico	1	4	View Report
Best Special Education Schools in New Mexico	1	4	View Report
Best Agricultural Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Agricultural Teacher Education Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Music Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Music Education Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	4	View Report
Best Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	5	View Report
Best Engineering Technology Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	6	View Report
Best General Engineering Technology Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Chemical Engineering Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best General Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best General Civil Engineering Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Civil Engineering Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best General Industrial Engineering Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Industrial Engineering Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best General Family Resource Management Studies Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Family & Consumer Economics Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best General Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Human Development & Family Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Applied Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Applied Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	1	View Report
Best Applied Linguistics Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Applied Linguistics Schools in the Southwest Region	1	2	View Report
Best Modern Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Modern Languages Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Linguistics & Comparative Literature Schools in New Mexico	1	3	View Report
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Foreign Languages & Linguistics Schools in New Mexico	1	4	View Report
Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best General Communication Sciences & Disorders Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	4	View Report
Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Wildlife, Fish & Wildl&s Science & Management Schools in the Southwest Region	1	6	View Report
Best Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Wildlife Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	4	View Report
Best Wildlife Management Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Wildlife Management Schools in the Southwest Region	1	6	View Report
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Natural Resources & Conservation Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Exercise Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Exercise Science Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	4	View Report

How NMSU Main Campus Ranks for Value

Top Value Majors

NMSU Main Campus has 752 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	12	View Report
Best Value Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations Schools in the Southwest Region	1	12	View Report
Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	14	View Report
Best Value Agricultural Economics & Business Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Animal Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Animal Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	12	View Report
Best Value Animal Sciences, General Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Animal Sciences, General Schools in the Southwest Region	1	13	View Report
Best Value Animal Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Animal Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	12	View Report
Best Value Animal Science Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Animal Science Schools in the Southwest Region	1	13	View Report
Best Value Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	13	View Report
Best Value Agriculture Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Agriculture Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	13	View Report
Best Value General Agriculture Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agronomy & Crop Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agronomy & Crop Science Schools in the Southwest Region	1	6	View Report
Best Value Horticultural Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Horticultural Science Schools in the Southwest Region	1	4	View Report
Best Value Range Science & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Range Science & Management Bachelor's Degree Schools	1	15	View Report
Best Value Range Science & Management Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Range Science & Management Schools in the Southwest Region	1	3	View Report
Best Value Range Science & Management Schools	1	15	View Report
Best Value Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	6	View Report
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Plant Sciences Schools in the Southwest Region	1	7	View Report
Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Agriculture & Agriculture Operations Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	18	View Report
Best Value Finance Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Finance Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	9	View Report
Best Value General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	10	View Report
Best Value Hospitality Management Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value Marketing/Marketing Management, General Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value Marketing Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value General Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	16	View Report
Best Value General Journalism Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	19	View Report
Best Value Journalism Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	4	View Report
Best Value Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics & Special Effects Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	4	View Report
Best Value Graphic Communications Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	5	View Report
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value General Educational Leadership & Administration Schools in New Mexico	1	4	View Report
Best Value Educational Administration Schools in New Mexico	1	4	View Report
Best Value Music Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value Music Education Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Southwest Region	1	42	View Report
Best Value Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	5	View Report
Best Value Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region	1	8	View Report
Best Value General Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	6	View Report
Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools in the Southwest Region	1	9	View Report
Best Value Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	28	View Report
Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	9	View Report
Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region	1	10	View Report
Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	9	View Report
Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in New Mexico	1	1	View Report
Best Value Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region	1	10	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	17	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region	1	17	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	17	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region	1	17	View Report
Best Value General Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report
Best Value General Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region	1	26	View Report
Best Value General Civil Engineering Schools in New Mexico	1	2	View Report

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2026 edition.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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