NMSU: NMSU Geography Department

WRGP Defined
The Western Regional Graduate Program makes high-quality, distinctive graduate programs available to students of the West at a reasonable cost. As part of the Student Exchange Program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, WRGP helps place students in a wide range of graduate programs, all designed around the educational, social, and economic needs of the West.
Through WRGP, residents of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming are eligible to enroll in available programs outside of their home state at resident tuition rates. Students need not meet financial aid criteria.
To be included in WRGP, programs must meet the criteria of distinctiveness and quality. Programs are nominated by their institutions, peer reviewed by other graduate institutions in the West, and approved biannually by the Student Exchange Program Advisory Council, a policy body that represents all participating states. We’ve added nine new programs this past year.
To receive WRGP tuition status, students simply apply directly to the institutions of their choice and identify themselves as WICHE WRGP applicants.
Students should call or write the contact person listed with each program entry for information and to apply for admission. WGRP students must fulfill all the usual requirements of the institution concerned and meet all admission deadlines.
For a list of participating programs and contact persons, email to WICHE at info-sep@wiche.edu, or contact any western state graduate school.
Most universities participating in WRGP are members of the Western Association of Graduate Schools (WAGS). Their website has links to graduate schools throughout the western United States and western Canadian provinces. Information on graduate programs is available on many of these institutional websites.

This Masters of Applied Geography (MAG) degree focuses on GIS, cartography, and remote sensing techniques for studying a wide array of social, cultural, and environmental issues, particularly those along the U.S./Mexico Border. We also have a Center of Excellence in Geospatial Science funded through the National Geospatial-Intelligence Community. We offer introductory and advanced courses in cartography, GIS, and remote sensing including ArcGIS, ERDAS and object-oriented image analysis. Graduates have successfully pursued careers in public agencies, non-profit organizations, and consulting firms.

In-State tuition for Graduate Study at NMSU!

Western Regional Graduate Program