New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Graduate Programs

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (New Mexico Tech) is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Socorro, NM. It offers 36 graduate programs - 18 Master's, 14 Doctorate, and 4 Post-bachelor's. The average tuition & fees for graduate programs are $8,654 for New Mexico residents and $25,602 for others in the academic year 2020-2021. A total of 457 students is enrolled in graduate degree programs out of total 1,686 students at New Mexico Tech.

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Graduate Programs Overview

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a Public, 4 or more years school located in Socorro, New Mexico. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs. For academic year 2020-2021 the graduate school tuition & fees are $8,654 for New Mexico residents and $25,602 for other students in average.

It offers thirty-six graduate programs: 18 Master's, 14 Doctorate, 4 Post-Bachelor's programs. Some of those programs are offered by distance learning. 73 students have been conferred Master's degree and 18 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Type	Public, 4 or more years
Address	801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM
Graduate School Students	457 students 165 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2020-2021)	In-State$8,654 Out-of-State$25,602
Student to Faculty	8:1 (12.50%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 36 Graduate Programs 18 Master's, 4 Post graduate certificates

2021 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2020-2021 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 $8,654 and $25,602 for non-New Mexico residents. The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $408 for New Mexico residents and $1,350 for out-of-state students.

2021 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	In-State	Out-of-State
Tuition	$7,344	$24,292
Fees	$1,310	$1,310
Cost per Credit	$408	$1,350
Books & Supplies	$600
Room & Board	$8,624 (On-Campus) / $8,624 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$3,498 (On-Campus) / $3,498 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$21,376	$38,324
Off-Campus Total	$21,376	$38,324

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2017-2021)
	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021
In-State	$7,131	$7,436	$8,037	$8,470	$8,654
Out-of-State	$21,211	$22,220	$23,560	$24,895	$25,602

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 107 major areas - 17 Master's (2 online programs), 13 Doctorate (1 online programs), 3 Post-Bachelor'(2 online programs). 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	73	18	1	-
Men	41	13	-	-
Women	32	5	1	-

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.

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Hydrology and Water Resources Science			1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science	12		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering	8		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	24^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mining and Mineral Engineering	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Petroleum Engineering	9		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geochemistry	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and Seismology		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	7	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Physics		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Materials Engineering			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Petroleum Engineering			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biotechnology	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Applied Mathematics	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geochemistry		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and Seismology		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hydrology and Water Resources Science		^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

English Language And Literature

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Hydrology and Water Resources Science			^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, And Firefighting

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science	6		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Materials Engineering	4		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	11^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mining and Mineral Engineering	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Petroleum Engineering	2		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Mathematics	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geochemistry	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and Seismology	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hydrology and Water Resources Science	5	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Physics		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer And Information Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Science			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Materials Engineering			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	^ONLINE	^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Petroleum Engineering			NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Biological And Biomedical Sciences

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Biotechnology	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mathematics And Statistics

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Applied Mathematics	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Physical Sciences

Program	Master's	Post-BS	Post-MS
Chemistry		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geochemistry		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and Seismology		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hydrology and Water Resources Science		^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 1,686 students enrolled in New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 457 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 273 male and 184 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 227 full-time and 230 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers online degree programs and 165 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 193 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	457
Men Students	273
Women Students	184

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	457
Full-time Students	227
Part-time Students	230

By race/ethnicity 231 White, 20 Black, and 27 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.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	457
American Indian / Native American	9
Asian	27
Black	20
Hispanic	75
Native Hawaiian / Other Pacific Islander	1
White	231
Two or more races	22
Un-Known	8

8 students are younger than 22 and 91 students are older than 65. The school has 237 students aged between 22 and 30 and 121 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total	457
21 & Under	8
22-24	98
25-29	139
30-34	76
35-39	45
40 & Over	91

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 165 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 193 students are enrolled in some online courses.