Las Cruces, New Mexico · Public
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services at New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 135 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~135
- Schools with reported signal
- 391
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.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 391 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 1.9x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($8,938 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($21,284 below). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 27% 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.
Princeton University Princeton, NJ · 1.0% reported share · $6,128 net A+ 
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,407 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services accounts for 1.1% of reported programs at New Mexico State University-Main Campus, which is bigger than 89% of schools in this field set and 1.9x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 135 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 $8,938 below the $17,827 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 $21,284 below the $60,351 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 #104 of 391 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.