Overview

College of Arts and Sciences / College of Arts and Sciences is located in Las Cruces, NM, in a suburban setting.

Departments & Programs

Department of Anthropology

Department of Art

Department of Astronomy

Department of Biology

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Department of Communication Studies

Department of Computer Science

Department of Criminal Justice

Department of English

Department of Geography

Department of Geological Sciences

Department of Government

Department of History

Department of Languages and Linguistics

Department of Mathematical Sciences

Department of Music

Department of Physics

Department of Psychology

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)
(Graduate Certificate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Master of Science (MS)
Master of Dietetic Administration (MDA)
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)	Fine arts
Master of Public Administration (MPA)	Public administration
Master of Music (MM)	Music
Master of Applied Geography (MAG)	Geography
Master of Criminal Justice (MCJ)	Criminal justice

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	148
Doctoral Degrees	29
Other Advanced Degrees	8

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	1 Foreign Language Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

853

Applied

404

Accepted

176

Enrolled

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

50

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Entrance Requirements

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

637

Total Graduate Students

29%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	26.84%
Black or African American	1.1%
White or Caucasian	35%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.78%
Asian	2.67%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.16%
Two or more races	2.83%
Unknown	0.94%

Gender

Male (48%)

Female (51%)

Faculty

208

Total faculty

Full-time - 201

Part-time - 7

Male (127)

Female (81)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Art history, art conservation, metals and sculpture, photography, 2d and 3d animations, game design, digital film making, rhetoric and professional communication, creative writing and poetry, public history, border history, east asia history, planetary astronomy, solar and exoplanetary astronomy, ecology, molecular biology, evolutionary biology, immunology, vector biology, microbiology, neuroscience, cell and development biology, medicinal and biological chemistry, environment and defense chemi

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

19,700,909

Location & Contact

Address PO BOX 30001, MSC 3335
Las Cruces, NM  88003
United States

Contact Dr. Enrico Pontelli
Dean
Email: epontell@nmsu.edu
Phone: -646-3500
Fax: 575-646-6799

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