Overview

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

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	History
Master of Arts (MA)	Public history

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	2
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	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

4

Applied

3

Accepted

1

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	Not reported	Yes
Spring deadline	November 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum of 12 upper-division history credits, writing sample, 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

12

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	41.67%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	41%
American Indian or Alaska Native	16.67%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (50%)

Female (50%)

Faculty

10

Total faculty

Full-time - 9

Part-time - 1

Male (5)

Female (5)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	European history, U.S. history (early and recent), history of science, public history, east Asian history, U.S. Southwestern and border history, new Mexico history, Latin American history, environmental history
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	7,012

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 30001, MSC 3H
Las Cruces, NM  88003
United States

Contact Dr. Mark Cioc-Ortega
Department Head
Email: mcioc@nmsu.edu
Phone: -646-4601
Fax: 575-646-6096

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