College of Arts and Sciences

Overview

New Mexico State University / 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

Department of Sociology

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

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

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	177
Doctoral Degrees	40
Other Advanced Degrees	21

Earning Your Degree

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

689

Applied

307

Accepted

152

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

Student Body

710

Total Graduate Students

25%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	25.92%
Black or African American	2.68%
White or Caucasian	37%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.99%
Asian	2.11%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.14%
Two or more races	3.24%
Unknown	1.83%

Gender

Male (47%)

Female (52%)

Faculty

219

Total faculty

Full-time - 210

Part-time - 9

Male (137)

Female (82)

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 chemis

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

19,700,909

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 30001
Las Cruces, NM  88003-8001
United States

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

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