Graduate School Tuition at New Mexico State University-Main Campus

New Mexico State University-Main Campus is a four-years, public school located in Las Cruces, NM. It offers 117 graduate programs - 67 Master's, 28 Doctorate, 15 Post-bachelor's, and 7 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $6,579 for New Mexico residents and $19,421 for others. A total of 2,677 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 14,268 students at NMSU.
NMSU offers online graduate programs and 1,083 out of 2,677 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
The Master's Industrial Engineering program has the highest salary ($75,600) after graduation and the Master's Accounting program is reported as the second highest-earning program with a $58,900 average salary.
You can find NMSU's health profession programs at health professions information page.
School HomeOnline ProgramsGet Info
  1. Home
  2. Graduate Schools
  3. New Mexico
  4. Las Cruces
  5. New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Graduate Program Overview

New Mexico State University-Main Campus is a four-years, public school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $6,579 for New Mexico residents and $19,421 for out-of-state students. It offers 117 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameNew Mexico State University-Main Campus
Typefour-years, public
Address2850 Weddell Street, Las Cruces, NM
Graduate School Students2,673 students
1,083 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$6,579
Out-of-State$19,421
Student to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Number of Offered Graduate ProgramsTotal 117 Graduate Programs
67 Master's, 28 Doctorate, 22 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at New Mexico State University-Main Campus with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.
For New Mexico residents, the tuition & fees are $6,579 and $19,421 for non-New Mexico residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $306 for New Mexico residents and $1,022 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$5,181$18,023
Fees$1,398$1,398
Cost per Credit$306$1,022
Books & Supplies$1,240
Room & Board$12,026 (On-Campus) / $12,762 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$4,698 (On-Campus) / $4,698 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$24,543$37,385
Off-Campus Total$25,279$38,121
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$5,753$5,926$5,926$6,192$6,579
Out-of-State$17,743$18,275$18,275$19,031$19,421

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

New Mexico State University-Main Campus offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 117 major areas - 67 Master's (15 online programs), 28 Doctorate (3 online programs), 15 Post-Bachelor'(8 online programs), 7 Post-Master'(3 online programs).
735 students have been conferred Master's degree and 127 students have received Doctorate degree last year. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctoratePost-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total735127476
Men26860161
Women46767315
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Ethnic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bilingual and Multilingual EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Curriculum and InstructionONLINE ONLINE
Salary After Completing $38,300 - -
Special Education and Teaching 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $49,200 - -
Education/Teaching of Individuals with AutismNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringONLINE NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Systems EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cultural Resource Management and Policy AnalysisNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Museology/Museum StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Applied EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public HealthNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3ONLINE NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Financial Planning and ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Agriculture program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Economics2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Animal Sciences5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Agronomy and Crop Science5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Horticultural Science1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Range Science and Management5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Studies NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Communication and Journalism program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Information Technology17ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Computer Science1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education90 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Curriculum and InstructionONLINE ONLINE
Salary After Completing $38,300 - -
Educational Leadership and Administration12ONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing $46,200 - -
Special Education and Teaching12 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $49,200 - -
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services6 NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Agricultural Teacher Education11ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Teacher Education NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Chemical Engineering6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Civil Engineering13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Electrical and Electronics Engineering28ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mechanical Engineering13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Industrial Engineering39ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $75,600 - -
what is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Spanish Language and Literature19ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Work and Family Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family Resource Management Studies16ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Creative Writing6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Rhetoric and Composition NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
General Studies NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Molecular Biology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Bioinformatics1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Statistics8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Astronomy1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Chemistry5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geology/Earth Science3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Hydrology and Water Resources Science4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physics5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Experimental Psychology7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Psychopharmacology10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
School Psychology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies13ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Human Services program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Social Work47ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $40,700 - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Economics11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Geography NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Political Science and Government5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Sociology17ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Visual and Performing Arts program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Visual and Performing Arts1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Fine/Studio Arts5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Music Performance5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist18 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Public Health Education and Promotion57ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management81ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $49,000 - -
Accounting27 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $58,900 - -
Hospitality Administration/ManagementONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is History program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Curriculum and InstructionONLINE ONLINE
Salary After Completing $38,300 - -
Educational Leadership and AdministrationONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing $46,200 - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
School Psychology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Agriculture program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Animal Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Agronomy and Crop Science NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Range Science and Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Computer and Information Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Education program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Curriculum and InstructionONLINE ONLINE
Salary After Completing $38,300 - -
Educational Leadership and AdministrationONLINE ONLINE NOT OFFERED ONLINE
Salary After Completing $46,200 - -
Special Education and Teaching NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $49,200 - -
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Engineering program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is English Language and Literature program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
General Studies NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Molecular Biology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Mathematics and Statistics program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Physical Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Astronomy NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Chemistry NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Hydrology and Water Resources Science NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Physics NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Psychology program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Experimental Psychology NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
Counseling PsychologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Social Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Development Economics and International DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing ScienceNOT OFFERED ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -
what is Business program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and ManagementONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing $49,000 - -
what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing - - -

Graduate Student Population

Total 13,904 students enrolled in New Mexico State University-Main Campus including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 2,673 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.
By gender, it has 1,039 male and 1,634 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 1,342 full-time and 1,331 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 1,083 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 468 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total2,6731,342 1,331
Men Students1,039564 475
Women Students1,634778 856
By race/ethnicity 980 White, 94 Black, and 61 Asian students are attending at New Mexico State University-Main Campus. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
TotalMenWomen
Total2,673 1,0391,634
American Indian or Native American53 1538
Asian24 3794
Black94 4054
Hispanic959 317642
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders6 24
White980 364616
Tow or More Races77 2948
Race Unknown21 912
38 students are younger than 22 and 592 students are older than 65. The school has 1,226 students aged between 22 and 30 and 821 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,673
21 & Under38
22-24514
25-29712
30-34500
35-39321
40 & Over592
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.
At NMSU, 1,083 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 468 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,677
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,083
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses468
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,126
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses1,083
New Mexico Resident678
Other State In U.S.393
Outside of U.S.8
Most Searched New Mexico Colleges (last 30 days)
compare schools
compare schools
compare schools
compare schools
Related Articles and Ads
Search
Comparison
Statistics
Data Sources
Privacy Policy - Do Not Sell My Personal Information Terms and Conditions
© Copyright 2024 College Tuition Compare - All Rights Reserved