New Mexico State University-Main Campus (NMSU) is a four-year, public school located in Las Cruces, NM.
It offers 121 graduate programs - 68 Master's, 28 Doctorate, 18 Post-bachelor's, and 7 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $6,579 for in-state and $19,421 for out-of-state students.
A total of 2,677 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 14,268 students at NMSU. NMSU offers online graduate programs and 1,083 out of 2,677 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find NMSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $6,579 for New Mexico residents and $19,421 for out-of-state students. It offers 121 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | New Mexico State University-Main Campus |
|---|
| Type | Four-year, Public |
|---|
| Address | 2850 Weddell Street, Las Cruces, NM |
|---|
| Graduate School Students | 2,673 students
1,083 students enrolled online exclusively |
|---|
| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | In-State$6,579
Out-of-State$19,421 |
|---|
| Student to Faculty | 16:1 (6.25%) |
|---|
| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 121 Graduate Programs
68 Master's, 28 Doctorate, 25 Post graduate certificates |
|---|
2024 Graduate Program Tuition at New Mexico State University-Main Campus
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at New Mexico State University-Main Campus with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For New Mexico residents, the tuition & fees are $6,579 and $19,421 for non-New Mexico residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $288 for New Mexico residents and $1,001 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
|---|
| Tuition | $5,181 | $18,023 |
|---|
| Fees | $1,398 | $1,398 |
|---|
| Cost per Credit | $288 | $1,001 |
|---|
| Books & Supplies | $1,240 |
|---|
| Room & Board | $12,026 (On-Campus) / $12,762 (Off-Campus) |
|---|
| Personal Expenses | $4,698 (On-Campus) / $4,698 (Off-Campus) |
|---|
| On-Campus Total | $24,543 | $37,385 |
|---|
| Off-Campus Total | $25,279 | $38,121 |
|---|
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
|---|
| In-State | $5,753 | $5,926 | $5,926 | $6,192 | $6,579 |
|---|
| Out-of-State | $17,743 | $18,275 | $18,275 | $19,031 | $19,421 |
|---|
Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
New Mexico State University-Main Campus offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 121 major areas - 68 Master's (16 online programs), 28 Doctorate (3 online programs), 18 Post-Bachelor's (9 online programs), 7 Post-Master's (3 online programs). 751 students have been conferred Master's degree and 104 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
|---|
| Total | 751 | 104 | 77 | 18 |
|---|
| Men | 273 | 48 | 26 | 1 |
|---|
| Women | 478 | 56 | 51 | 17 |
|---|
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|
| Ethnic Studies | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
3 |
NOT OFFER |
|---|
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|
| Communication | 9 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
|---|
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|
| Mathematics | 10 |
|
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
|---|
| Statistics | 8 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
|---|
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
|---|
| History | 1 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
|---|
Graduate Student Population
NMSU graduate schools have a total of 2,673 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 1,039 male and 1,634 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,342 full-time and 1,331 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,083 students enrolled through online exclusively and 468 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 980 White, 94 Black, and 61 Asian students are attending at New Mexico State University-Main Campus. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
38 grad students are younger than 22 and 592 students are older than 65. It has 1,226 students aged between 22 and 30 and 821 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 2,673 |
|---|
| Men | 1,039 |
|---|
| Women | 1,634 |
|---|
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 2,673 |
|---|
| Full-time Students | 1,342 |
|---|
| Part-time Students | 1,331 |
|---|
Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 2,673 |
|---|
American Indian /
Native American | 53 |
|---|
| Asian | 61 |
|---|
| Black | 94 |
|---|
| Hispanic | 959 |
|---|
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 6 |
|---|
| White | 980 |
|---|
| Two or more races | 77 |
|---|
| Un-Known | 21 |
|---|
Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 2,673 |
|---|
| 21 & Under | 38 |
|---|
| 22-24 | 514 |
|---|
| 25-29 | 712 |
|---|
| 30-34 | 500 |
|---|
| 35-39 | 321 |
|---|
| 40 & Over | 592 |
|---|
Online Population
At New Mexico State University-Main Campus graduate schools, 1,083 students enrolled online exclusively and 468 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 2,677 |
|---|
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,083 |
|---|
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 468 |
|---|
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,126 |
|---|
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,083 |
|---|
| New Mexico Resident | 678 |
|---|
| Other State In U.S. | 393 |
|---|
| Outside of U.S. | 8 |
|---|