New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) is a four-year, public school located in Socorro, NM.
It offers 43 graduate programs - 20 Master's, 16 Doctorate, and 7 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,807 for in-state and $28,835 for out-of-state students.
A total of 556 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 1,622 students at New Mexico Tech. New Mexico Tech offers online graduate programs and 129 out of 556 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,807 for New Mexico residents and $28,835 for out-of-state students. It offers forty-three (43) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology |
| Type | Four-year, Public |
| Address | 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM |
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| Graduate School Students | 486 students 129 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$9,807 Out-of-State$28,835 |
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| Student to Faculty | 9:1 (11.11%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 43 Graduate Programs 20 Master's, 16 Doctorate, 7 Post graduate certificates |
2025 Graduate Program Tuition at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 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 $9,807 and $28,835 for non-New Mexico residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $458 for New Mexico residents and $1,515 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
| Tuition | $8,245 | $27,273 |
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| Fees | $1,562 | $1,562 |
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| Cost per Credit | $458 | $1,515 |
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| Books & Supplies | $800 |
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| Room & Board | $10,350 (On-Campus) / $10,350 (Off-Campus) |
| Personal Expenses | $5,728 (On-Campus) / $5,728 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $26,685 | $45,713 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $26,685 | $45,713 |
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
| In-State | $8,654 | $8,717 | $9,378 | $9,378 | $9,807 |
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| Out-of-State | $25,602 | $25,665 | $27,852 | $27,852 | $28,835 |
Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 43 major areas - 20 Master's, 16 Doctorate, 7 Post-Bachelor's (2 online programs). 131 students have been conferred Master's degree and 21 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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
| Total | 131 | 21 | 7 | - |
| Men | 68 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Women | 63 | 10 | 3 | - |
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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
| Geobiology | NOT OFFER |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
Graduate Student Population
New Mexico Tech graduate schools have a total of 486 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 279 male and 207 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 272 full-time and 214 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 129 students enrolled through online exclusively and 40 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 200 White, 15 Black, and 23 Asian students are attending at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
8 grad students are younger than 22 and 142 students are older than 65. It has 266 students aged between 22 and 30 and 140 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 486 |
| Men | 279 |
| Women | 207 |
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 486 |
| Full-time Students | 272 |
| Part-time Students | 214 |
Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 486 |
American Indian / Native American | 7 |
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| Asian | 23 |
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| Black | 15 |
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| Hispanic | 112 |
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| White | 200 |
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| Two or more races | 20 |
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| Un-Known | 2 |
Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 486 |
| 21 & Under | 8 |
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| 22-24 | 110 |
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| 25-29 | 156 |
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| 30-34 | 84 |
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| 35-39 | 56 |
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| 40 & Over | 142 |
Online Population
At New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology graduate schools, 129 students enrolled online exclusively and 40 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 556 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 129 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 40 |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 387 |
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 129 |
| New Mexico Resident | 104 |
| Other State In U.S. | 25 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |