Online Degrees and Programs at New Mexico State University-Main Campus

New Mexico State University-Main Campus offers 204 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 57 major programs - 19 Bachelors, 21 Masters, 3 Doctorate, and 14 Post-graduate Certificate.

The 2025 tuition & fees is $8,183 for New Mexico residents and $25,307 for out-of-state students.

Total 3,649 students out of total 15,408 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 1,764 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

New Mexico State University-Main Campus is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at New Mexico State University-Main Campus. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For New Mexico residents, the tuition & fees are $8,183 and $25,307 for non-New Mexico residents. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $6,605 and $19,448 for out-of-state students.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $262 for New Mexico residents and $975 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs. The costs per credit hour for graduate programs is $288 for New Mexico residents and $1,001 for out-of-state students.

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Online Programs By Area of Study

New Mexico State University-Main Campus offers 204 degree programs through Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 57 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 19 Bachelors, 21 Masters, 3 Doctorate, 14 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At New Mexico State University-Main Campus, there are 15,408 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 10,362 students were attending classes through distance learning (3,649 students are enrolled exclusively and 6,713 are enrolled in some online courses).

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 3,649 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 2,834 New Mexico Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 802 students living in the U.S. States other than New Mexico, and 13 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

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