Academics

Find your future in any of our amazing degree programs, designed to offer you a challenging and rewarding academic experience. An education from NMSU means you will graduate prepared to lead by experience. Possibilities to gain real-world know-how can be found on and off campus through undergraduate research opportunities and classroom projects.

Explore your options

Choosing a major is a big step toward deciding who you will become after graduation. At NMSU, you can start as an Exploratory Student and delve into different degree options while taking courses that will help keep you on track toward earning your bachelor’s degree.

Find Your Program

During your first year at NMSU, you can choose a meta-major to explore. Each meta-major is a broad cluster of degree programs with common academic foundations including courses such as English and math, as well as course options that facilitate the discovery of other disciplines. To learn more, visit Exploring Majors and Careers.

Degree programs

Program College
Accounting Business
Aerospace Engineering Engineering
Agricultural and Extension Education Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Agronomy Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Animal Science Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Animation and Visual Effects Arts and Sciences
Anthropology Arts and Sciences
Applied and Agricultural Biology Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Applied Studies Arts and Sciences
Art Arts and Sciences
Artificial Intelligence Arts and Sciences
Biochemistry Arts and Sciences
Biology Arts and Sciences
Chemical Engineering Engineering
Chemistry Arts and Sciences
Civil Engineering Engineering
Civil Engineering Technology Engineering
Communication Disorders Health, Education and Social Transformation
Communication Studies Arts and Sciences
Computer Engineering Engineering
Computer Science Arts and Sciences
Conservation Ecology Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Counseling and Community Psychology Health, Education and Social Transformation
Criminal Justice Arts and Sciences
Cybersecurity Arts and Sciences
Dance Health, Education and Social Transformation
Digital Film Making Arts and Sciences
Early Childhood Education Health, Education and Social Transformation
Economics Arts and Sciences
Electrical Engineering Engineering
Electrical Engineering Technology Engineering
Elementary Education Health, Education and Social Transformation
Engineering Physics Engineering
English Arts and Sciences
Environmental Science Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Education Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Fashion Merchandising and Design Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Finance Business
Fisheries and Wildlife Science Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Food Science and Technology Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Gender and Sexuality Studies Arts and Sciences
General Agriculture Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
General Business Business
Genetics and Biotechnology Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Geography Arts and Sciences
Geology Arts and Sciences
Geomatics Engineering
History Arts and Sciences
Horticulture Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Human Nutrition and Dietetic Sciences Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Individualized Studies Arts and Sciences
Industrial Engineering Engineering
Information and Communication Technology Engineering
Information Systems Business
International Business Business
Journalism and Media Studies Arts and Sciences
Justice, Political Philosophy, and Law Arts and Sciences
Kinesiology Health, Education and Social Transformation
Languages Arts and Sciences
Linguistics Arts and Sciences
Management Business
Marketing Business
Mathematics Arts and Sciences
Mechanical Engineering Engineering
Mechanical Engineering Technology Engineering
Microbiology Arts and Sciences
Music (Bachelor of Arts) Arts and Sciences
Music Education Arts and Sciences
Music Performance Arts and Sciences
Natural Resource Economics and Policy Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Nursing Health, Education and Social Transformation
Philosophy Arts and Sciences
Physics Arts and Sciences
Political Science Arts and Sciences
Psychology Arts and Sciences
Public Health Health, Education and Social Transformation
Range Science Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Secondary Education Health, Education and Social Transformation
Social Work Health, Education and Social Transformation
Sociology Health, Education and Social Transformation
Soil Science Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Special Education Health, Education and Social Transformation
Theatre Arts Arts and Sciences