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.
Traditional Face-to-Face Graduate Programs
Degrees offered
Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- 575-646-3501
Degree offered
Master of Science
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- Entomology, Plant Pathology & Weed Science
- 575-646-3225
Degree offered
Master of Science
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- Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business
- 575-646-3215
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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- Agricultural and Extension Education
- 575-646-4511
Degree offered
Master of Agriculture
Concentration
Agribusiness
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- Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business
- 575-646-3215
Concentration
Domestic Animal Biology
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- Animal and Range Sciences
- 575-646-2514
Degrees offered
Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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- Animal & Range Sciences
- 575-646-2514
Degree offered
Master of Science
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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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- Art Department
- 575-646-1705
Degree offered
Master of Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy
MBA Concentrations
Agribusiness, Finance, Information Systems
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- MBA program
- 575-646-8003
PhD Concentration
Management
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- Management program
- 575-646-1201
Concentration
Marketing
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- Marketing program
- 575-646-3341
Degrees offered
Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
Doctoral emphases
Analytical, Biochemistry, Organic, Inorganic, and Physical
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- Chemistry
- 575-646-2505
Degree offered
Master of Arts
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- Counseling & Educational Psychology
- 575-646-2121
Degree offered
Master of Science
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- Counseling & Educational Psychology
- 575-646-2121
Degree offered
Master of Arts
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- Special Education & Communication Disorders
- 575-646-2402
Degrees offered
Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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- Computer Science
- 575-646-3723
Degree offered
Master of Arts
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- Counseling & Educational Psychology
- 575-646-2121
Degree offered
Doctor of Philosophy
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- Counseling & Educational Psychology
- 575-646-2121
Degrees offered
Doctor of Education, Doctor of Philosophy
Concentration
Educational Learning Technologies
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- Curriculum & Instruction
- 575-646-4820
Certification offered
Graduate Certificate
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- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- 575-646-3115
Certification offered
Graduate Certificate
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- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- 575-646-3115
Degree offered
Doctor of Economic Development
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Degree offered
Master of Arts
Concentration
Public Utility Policy & Regulation
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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 (TESOL)
MAT concentrations
Dance, Math, Science, and Spanish
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- Teacher Preparation, Administration, and Leadership
- 575-646-4820
Degrees offered
Master of Arts, Doctor of Education, Doctor of Philosophy
Areas of emphasis
Community College Administration, Educational Leadership, PK-12 Educational Administration, University Administration
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- Educational Leadership and Administration
- 575-646-3825
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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- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- 575-646-3115
Degree offered
Doctor of Philosophy
Concentrations
Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
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Degree offered
Master of Arts
Areas of emphasis
Literature, Creative Writing, English Studies for Teachers, and Rhetoric & Professional Communication
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- English
- 575-646-3931
Degree offered
Master of Science
Areas of emphasis
Solid & Hazardous Waste Management, Water Supply, Waste-water Treatment
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- Civil Engineering
- 575-646-3801
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 & Consumer Sciences
- 575-646-410o
Degree offered
Master of Arts
Concentration
Public History
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- History
- 575-646-1515
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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- Industrial Engineering
- 575-646-4923
Degrees offered
Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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- Mathematical Sciences
- 575-646-3901
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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- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- 575-646-3501
Degrees offered
Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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- Molecular Biology
- 575-646-3437
Degree offered
Master of Science
Concentration
Nursing Administration
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- School of Nursing
- 575-646-3812
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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- School of Nursing
- 575-646-3812
Certification offered
Graduate Certificate
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- Teacher Preparation, Administration, and Leadership
- (575) 646-4820
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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- Physics
- 575-646-3831
Degrees offered
Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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- Plant & Environmental Sciences
- 575-646-3406
Degrees offered
Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy
Areas of doctoral emphasis
Cognitive, Engineering, Social
Master's emphasis
General Experimental
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- Psychology
- 575-646-2502
Degree offered
Master of Public Health, Graduate Certificate
Area of emphasis
Community Health Education and Health Management Administration and Policy (attached to MPH only.)
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- Public Health Sciences
- 575-646-4300
Certification offered
Graduate Certificate
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Degrees offered
Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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- Animal & Range Sciences
- 575-646-2514
Degree offered
Specialist in Education, Doctor of Philosophy
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- Counseling & Educational Psychology
- 575-646-2121
Degree offered
Master of Arts
Areas of emphasis
Literature: Spanish American and U.S. Hispanic Literature; Linguistics
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- Language & Linguistics
- 575-646-3408
Degrees 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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- Special Education & Communication Studies
- 575-646-2121
Certification offered
Graduate Certificate
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- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- 575-646-3115
Degrees offered
Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy
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- Water Science & Management
- 575-646-4198
Degree offered
Master of Science
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- Fish, Wildlife & Conservation Ecology
- 575-646-1544
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.