Overview

Department of Industrial Engineering / Department of Industrial Engineering is located in Las Cruces, NM, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Engineering	Industrial engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Engineering	Industrial engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Industrial engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Industrial engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Systems engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	37
Doctoral Degrees	1
Other Advanced Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Optional Only exit interview required for master of engineering program, no thesis required; master of science students have a thesis option or a project option
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exam
Other Advanced Degrees	Only complete course work

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

39

Applied

27

Accepted

18

Enrolled

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

50

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 1st	March 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Earned Masters in Industrial Engineering or related field, minimum 3.7 GPA, submit a statement of intent

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required

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

69

Total Graduate Students

18%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	27.54%
Black or African American	5.8%
White or Caucasian	40%
American Indian or Alaska Native	2.9%
Asian	1.45%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.45%
Unknown	1.45%

Gender

Male (72%)

Female (27%)

Faculty

6

Total faculty

Full-time - 4

Part-time - 2

Male (5)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Operations research, simulation, manufacturing engineering, systems engineering, applied statistics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	250,014

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 30001, MSC 4230
Las Cruces, NM  88003
United States

Contact Dr. Hansuk Sohn
Interim Department Head
Email: hsohn@nmsu.edu
Phone: -646-4923
Fax: 575-646-2976

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