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Career test for New Mexico State students

See which careers fit your traits — based on what 257+ New Mexico State alumni actually went on to do.

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What New Mexico State grads actually do

Based on 257 notable New Mexico State alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

basketball player
53
American football player
44
politician
42
basketball coach
14
Canadian football player
13
writer
11
baseball player
11
university teacher
7
golfer
6
engineer
6
researcher
6
businessperson
5

Notable New Mexico State alumni

Jonathan Gibson
Jonathan Gibson
basketball player
Cyrus Nowrasteh
Cyrus Nowrasteh
manufacturer · film producer
Steve Pearce
Steve Pearce
podcaster · businessperson
Jaron Lanier
Jaron Lanier
writer · philosopher
Rich Beem
Rich Beem
golfer
Scott Bailey
Scott Bailey
actor · television actor
Roosevelt Skerrit
Roosevelt Skerrit
politician
David Campos Guaderrama
David Campos Guaderrama
lawyer · judge

Salary outlook for top New Mexico State career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
baseball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
golfer
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
engineer
10th–90th percentile: $62,130$177,020
$111,970
median / yr

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About New Mexico State

New Mexico State University (NMSU or NM State) is a public, land-grant, research university in University Park, New Mexico, United States, in the Las Cruces area. Founded in 1888, it is the state's oldest public institution of higher education, and was the original land-grant university in the region. NMSU is a university system, with its main campus in Las Cruces and satellite campuses in Alamogordo, Doña Ana County, and Grants. Through the NMSU Cooperative Extension Service, it has centers or programs in all 33 counties in the state. Initially established as Las Cruces College, NMSU was designated a land-grant college in 1889 and renamed New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts; it received its present name in 1960. NMSU offers over 180 degree programs, including 28 doctoral, 58 master's, and 96 baccalaureate programs. It had approximately 22,711 enrolled in Fall 2024, with a faculty-to-student ratio of roughly 1 to 16. New Mexico State's athletic teams, the Aggies, compete at the NCAA Division I level in Conference USA. As of 2025, NMSU has a research activity designation of "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production". NMSU is the lead institute for the New Mexico National Space Grant Consortium.

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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