Overview

Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering / Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering is located in Las Cruces, NM, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Chemical engineering
Master of Engineering (ME)	Chemical process industry
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Engineering	Chemical engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Engineering	Chemical engineering

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	3
Doctoral Degrees	5
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	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required for some Chemical Process Industry students must submit their research analysis for publication.
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

21

Applied

14

Accepted

8

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 Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Chemical Process Industry students must have a BS in Chemical Engineering.
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

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

32

Total Graduate Students

40%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	15.63%
Black or African American	9.38%
White or Caucasian	21%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.25%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	3.13%
Unknown	3.13%

Gender

Male (65%)

Female (34%)

Faculty

7

Total faculty

Full-time - 7

Part-time - 0

Male (3)

Female (4)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Separations, advanced materials, computer modeling and simulation, energy, biomaterials, polymers/rheology, water, biomedical, brewery engineering
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,000,849

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 30001, MSC 3805
Las Cruces, NM  88003
United States

Contact Dr. Joseph Holles
Department Head
Email: jholles@nmsu.edu
Phone: -646-9837
Fax: 575-646-7706

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