Las Cruces, New Mexico · Public
Botany/Plant Biology at New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.3% reported program-share signal, $8,889 school-wide net price, and $39,067 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 32 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.3% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.3%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~32
- Schools with reported signal
- 54
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 89%
- Graduation rate
- 55.2%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $8,889/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $35,556
- Median debt
- $17,095
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $39,067/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.3%), school-wide average net price ($8,889), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($39,067), and peer averages from 54 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 54 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($9,289 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($26,006 below). Together, those evidence points place New Mexico State University-Main Campus in the top 24% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · 0.1% reported share · $13,481 net A+ 
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · 0.1% reported share · $14,355 net A University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · 0.0% reported share · $14,091 net A 
Weber State University Ogden, UT · 0.2% reported share · $10,258 net A University of California-Davis Davis, CA · 0.3% reported share · $14,741 net A 
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · 0.2% reported share · $14,600 net A Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Botany/Plant Biology accounts for 0.3% of reported programs at New Mexico State University-Main Campus, which is bigger than 76% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 32 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
New Mexico State University-Main Campus's average net price is $8,889 per year, about $35,556 over four years. That is $9,289 below the $18,178 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $39,067 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $26,006 below the $65,073 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks New Mexico State University-Main Campus #13 of 54 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.