Overview

Department of Computer Science / Department of Computer Science is located in Las Cruces, NM, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Dietetic Administration (MDA)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Computer science
Master of Science (MS)	Bioinformatics, computer science
Master of Science (MS)	Computer science
Master of Science (MS)	Bioinformatics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	17
Doctoral Degrees	6
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exam, thesis proposal

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

156

Applied

86

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	March 1st	March 1st	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	November 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	BS in computer science, BA in computer science
Doctoral Degree Requirements	BS in computer science

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

99

Total Graduate Students

68%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	14.14%
Black or African American	1.01%
White or Caucasian	10%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.06%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (70%)

Female (29%)

Faculty

14

Total faculty

Full-time - 14

Part-time - 0

Male (11)

Female (3)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Artificial intelligence, assistive technology, automated planning, big data, bioinformatics, computer security, computer networking, communication, database and data mining, data engineering, future internet, computer system, high performance computing, human factors and user interfaces, intelligent agents, logic programming, machine learning, networks and systems optimization, smart grid, software engineering, wireless sensor, web security

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

2,200,000

Location & Contact

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

Contact Dr. Son Tran
Department Head
Email: stran@cs.nmsu.edu
Phone: -646-3723
Fax: 575-646-1002

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