Overview

Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business / Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business is located in Las Cruces, NM, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Agriculture (M Ag)	Agribusiness
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	Agribusiness
Master of Science (MS)	Water science management
Doctor of Economic Development (DED)	Economic development

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE; GMAT (for MBA) Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

27

Applied

22

Accepted

10

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	July 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE; GMAT (for MBA)
Master's Degree Requirements	Previous course work in intermediate microeconomics, intermediate macroeconomics, college-level calculus, statistics
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Previous course work in intermediate microeconomics, intermediate macroeconomics, college-level calculus, statistics, related MS or equivalent, minimum GPA of 3.0

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

24

Total Graduate Students

25%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	33.33%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	25%
American Indian or Alaska Native	8.33%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	4.17%
Unknown	4.17%

Gender

Male (54%)

Female (45%)

Faculty

10

Total faculty

Full-time - 9

Part-time - 1

Male (8)

Female (2)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Natural resource policy, production economics and farm/ranch management, agribusiness and marketing, international marketing and trade, agricultural risk management
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	917,292

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 30001, MSC 3169
Las Cruces, NM  88003
United States

Contact Dr. Jay Lillywhite
Department Head
Email: lillywhi@nmsu.edu
Phone: -646-3215
Fax: 575-646-3808

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