Graduate Programs

NMSU offers a wide variety of Graduate Program for doctoral and master’s degrees, and graduate certificates. We offer a variety of online, traditional face-to-face and hybrid classes for whatever best suits your needs. An overview of the program, contact information, application deadlines and requirements can be found by visiting the programs’ website.

Online Graduate Programs

 

Traditional Face-to-Face Graduate Programs

Accounting

Degree offered

Master of Accountancy

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Aerospace Engineering

Degrees offered

Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy

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Agricultural Biology

Degree offered

Master of Science

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Agricultural Economics

Degree offered

Master of Science

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Agricultural Extension Education

Degree offered

Master of Arts

Areas of emphasis

Adult Non-Formal Education, Agricultural or Technology Teacher Education, Extension Education, International Extension and Development, Agricultural and Community Development, Agricultural Leadership

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Agriculture

Degree offered

Master of Agriculture

Concentration

Agribusiness

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Concentration

Domestic Animal Biology

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Animal Science

Degrees offered

Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy

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Anthropology

Degree offered

Master of Arts

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Applied Statistics

Degree offered

Master of Science

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Art

Degrees offered

Master of Arts, Master of Fine Arts

Areas of emphasis

Art History, Ceramics, Drawing, Graphics Design, Jewelry and Metal-smithing, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture

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Astronomy

Degree offered

Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy

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Autism Spectrum Disorders

Certification offered

Graduate Certificate

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Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Degree offered

Master of Science

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Biology

Degrees offered

Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy

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Business Administration

Degree offered

Master of Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy

MBA Concentrations

Agribusiness, Finance, Information Systems

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PhD Concentration

Management

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Concentration

Marketing

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Chemical Engineering

Degree offered

Master of Science

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Chemistry

Degrees offered

Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy

Doctoral emphases

Analytical, Biochemistry, Organic, Inorganic, and Physical

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Civil Engineering

Degree offered

Master of Science

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Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Degree offered

Master of Arts

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Clinical Psychopharmacology

Degree offered

Master of Science

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Communication Disorders

Degree offered

Master of Arts

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Communication Studies

Degree offered

Master of Arts

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Data Analytics

Degrees offered

Master of Computational Data Analytics

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Computer Science

Degrees offered

Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy

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Counseling and Guidance

Degrees offered

Master of Arts

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Counseling Psychology

Degrees offered

Doctor of Philosophy

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Creative Writing

Degree offered

Master of Fine Arts

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Criminal Justice

Degree offered

Master of Criminal Justice

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Cultural Resource Management

Certification offered

Graduate Certificate

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Curriculum and Instruction

Degrees offered

Doctor of Education, Doctor of Philosophy, Concentration: Educational Learning Technologies

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Digital Communication

Certification offered

Graduate Certificate

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Digital Signal Processing

Certification offered

Graduate Certificate

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Economic Development

Degree offered

Doctor of Economic Development

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Economics

Degree offered

Master of Arts, Concentration: Public Utility Policy & Regulation

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Education

Degree offered

Master of Arts, Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT), MA Concentrations: Bilingual Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Early Childhood Education, Educational Learning Technologies, Elementary Licensure Preparation, Language, Literacy & Culture, Secondary Licensure Preparation, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, MAT concentrations: Dance, Math, Science, and Spanish (TESOL)

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Educational Leadership and Administration

Degree offered

Master of Arts, Doctor of education, Doctor of Philosophy, Area of emphasis: Community College Administration, Educational Leadership, PK-12 Educational Administration, University Administration

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Electrical Engineering

Degree offered

Master of Science, Areas of emphasis: Circuits & Systems, Computer Engineering, Digital Signal Processing/Communications, Electromagnetics & Microwave Engineering, Electronics/VLSI, Energy Systems, and Photonics

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Energy Systems

Certification offered

Graduate Certificate

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Engineering

Degree offered

Doctor of Philosophy, Concentrations: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

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English

Degree offered

Master of Arts, Areas of emphasis: Literature, Creative Writing, English Studies for Teachers, and Rhetoric & Professional Communication

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Environmental Engineering

Degree offered

Master of Science, Areas of emphasis: Solid & Hazardous Waste Management, Water Supply, Waste-water Treatment

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Family and Consumer Science

Degree offered

Master of Science, Areas of emphasis:Clothing, Textiles & Fashion Merchandising; Family & Child Science; Family & Consumer Science Education; Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management; Human Nutrition & Food Science, Marriage & Family Therapy

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Family Practice Nursing

Certification offered

Graduate Certificate

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Finance

Certification offered

Graduate Certificate

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Geography

Degree offered

Master of Applied Geography, New Mexico Doctoral Program in Geography

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Geology

Degree offered

Master of Science

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Government

Degree offered

Master of Arts

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History

Degree offered

Master of Arts, Concentration: Public History

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Horticulture

Degree offered

Master of Science

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Industrial Engineering

Degree offered

Master of Science, Areas of emphasis: Computer Modeling, Operations Research & Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, Manufacturing Systems, and Reliability Engineering

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Kinesiology & Dance

Degree offered

Doctor of Philosophy

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Mathematical Sciences

Degree offered

Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy

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Mechanical Engineering

Degree offered

Master of Science, Areas of emphasis: Applied Mechanics, Biomechanics, Composites, Computational Mechanics, Dynamic Systems, Materials Science, Mechatronics, and Thermal Science

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Molecular Biology

Degree offered

Master of SCience, Doctor of Philosophy

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Museum Studies

Certification offered

Graduate Certificate

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Music

Degree offered

Master of Music

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Nursing

Degree offered

Master of Science, Concentration: Nursing Administration

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Nursing Practice

Degree offered

Doctor of Nursing Practice, Concentrations: Adult Health Nursing, Advanced Practice in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Public/Community Health Nursing

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Nursing Science

Degree offered

Doctor of Philosophy

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Online Teaching and Learning

Certification offered

Graduate Certificate

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Physics

Degrees offered

Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy MS Concentration: Space Physics Areas of MS emphasis: Atmospheric, Computational, Condensed Matter, Geophysics, Materials Science & Nanoscience, Nuclear, Optics, Particle, and Physics Education

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Plant and Environmental Sciences

Degrees offered

Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy

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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Certification offered

Graduate Certificate

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Psychology

Degrees offered

Masters if Arts, Doctor of Philosophy Areas of doctoral emphasis: Cognitive, Engineering, Social Master's emphasis: General Experimental

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Public Administration

Degree offered

Master of Public Administration

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Public Health

Degree offered

Master of Public Health, Graduate Certificate Areas of emphasis: Community Health Education and Health Management Administration and Policy (attached to MPH only.)

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Public Utility Regulation & Economics

Certification offered

Graduate Certificate

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Range Science

Degrees offered

Master of Science, Doctor Philosophy

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Rhetoric and Professional Communication

Degree offered

Doctor of Philosophy

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School Psychology

Degree offered

Specialist in Education, Doctor of Philosophy

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Social Work

Degree offered

Master of Social Work

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Sociology

Degree offered

Master of Arts

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Spanish

Degree offered

Master of Arts Areas of emphasis: Literature - Spanish American and U.S. Hispanic Literature; Linguistics

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Special Education

Degree offered

Master of Arts, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Philosophy MA concentrations: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Bilingual/Multicultural Special Educations, Early Childhood Special Education, and Special Education/Deaf-Hard of Hearing Doctoral concentration Bilingual/Multicultural Special Education

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Systems Engineering

Certification offered

Graduate Certificate

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Telemetering

Certification offered

Graduate Certificate

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Water Science and Management

Degrees offered

Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy

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Wildlife Sciences

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Master of Science

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Non-Degree

Non-degree admission is designed to meet the needs of an applicant who does not wish to pursue a degree or who has not yet completed the application process to a specific department. Academic advising for non-degree students is obtained from the academic department. No more than 9 graduate credits earned in non-degree status may be transferred to a graduate degree program. NMSU only recognizes graduate credit for non-degree work from the University of New Mexico (UNM). Transfer credits are restricted to 6 credits with the approval of the appropriate department, the college dean, and the graduate dean. A student classified as non-degree is not eligible to receive financial aid, student employment, or institutional tuition waivers, nor is he or she eligible to participate in student government or intercollegiate athletics; and Is not eligible to receive benefits from veterans’ programs. International students with an F-1 visa are not eligible to apply to this program.

Undeclared

An applicant that has not decided on a specific graduate degree program and has an undergraduate minimum grade-point average of 2.5 may be considered for admission as an undeclared master student. International students with an F-1 visa are not eligible for undeclared master status. Advising for an undeclared master student can be obtained from the Graduate School. Students in the standing are restricted to enrolling in 9 graduate credit hours. To continue enrollment a student must apply and be admitted into a degree-seeking program.