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At NMSU, you'll discover some of the nation's most innovative programs in business, healthcare, engineering, and more. With more than 80 majors to choose from — taught by skilled, student-focused professors — you can expand your horizons through internships and global research opportunities here and around the world. Discover your passion and explore career options in just a few clicks.

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Accounting

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Accounting (M.A.)

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Aerospace Engineering

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Aerospace Engineering (M.S.)(M.Eng.)

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Aerospace Engineering (Ph.D.)

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Agricultural and Extension Education

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Agricultural and Extension Education (M.A.)

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Agricultural Biology

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Agricultural Biology (M.S.)

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Agricultural Economics (M.S.)

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Agricultural Economics & Agricultural Business

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Agriculture (M.Ag.)

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Agronomy

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Animal Science

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Animal Science (M.S.)

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Animal Science (Ph.D.)

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Animation and Visual Effects

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Applied and Agricultural Biology (Ph.D.)

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Applied Statistics (M.S.)

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Applied Statistics (Ph.D.)

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Applied Studies

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Art

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Art History (M.A.)

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Astronomy (M.S.)

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Astronomy (Ph.D.)

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Athletic Training (M.A.)

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Biochemistry

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Bioinformatics (M.A.)

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Biology

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Biology (M.S.)

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Biology (Ph.D.)

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Business Administration (M.B.A.)

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Business Administration in Management (Ph.D.)

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Business Administration in Marketing (Ph.D.)

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Chemical Engineering

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Chemical Engineering (M.S.)(M.Eng.)

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Chemistry

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Chemistry (M.S.)

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Chemistry (Ph.D.)

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Civil Engineering

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Civil Engineering (M.S.)(M.Eng.)

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Civil Engineering Technology

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Clinical and Mental Health Counseling (M.A.)

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Communication Disorders (M.A.)

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Communication Studies

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Communication Studies (M.A.)

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Computer Engineering

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Computer Science

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Computer Science (M.S.)

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Computer Science (Ph.D.)

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Conservation Ecology

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Counseling and Guidance in Educational Diagonistics (M.A.)

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Creative Writing (M.F.A.)

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Cybersecurity

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Dance

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Data Analytics (M.A.)

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Digital Communications

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Digital Film Making

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Digital signal display

Digital Signal Processing

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Economic Development (Ph.D.)

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Economics

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Economics (M.S.)

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Electric Energy Systems

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Electrical Engineering

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Electrical Engineering (M.S.)(M.Eng.)

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Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology

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Engineering (Ph.D.)

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Engineering Physics

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English

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English (M.A.)

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Environmental Engineering (M.S.)

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Environmental Science

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Family and Consumer Science Education

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Family and Consumer Science in Couples, Marriage and Family Therapy (M.S.)

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Fashion Merchandising and Design

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Finance

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Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

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Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology (M.S.)

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Fisheries and Wildlife Science

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Food Science (Ph.D.)

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Food Science and Technology

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Food Science and Technology (M.S.)

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Foreign Languages

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General Agriculture

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General Business

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Genetics and Biotechnology

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Geography (M.A.G.)

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Geography (Ph.D.)

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Geology

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Geology (M.A.)

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Geomatics

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Horticulture

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Horticulture (M.S.)

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Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management

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Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management (M.S.)

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Human Development and Family Science

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Human Nutrition and Dietetic Sciences

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Human Nutrition and Dietetic Sciences (M.S.)

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Individualized Studies

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Industrial Engineering

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Industrial Engineering (M.S.)(M.Eng.)

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Information and Communication Technology

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Information Systems

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International Business

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Journalism and Media Studies

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Justice, Political Philosophy and Law

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Linguistics

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Management

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Marketing

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Mathematics

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Mathematics (M.S.)

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Mathematics (Ph.D.)

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Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering (M.S.)(M.Eng.)

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Mechanical Engineering Technology

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Microbiology

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Molecular Biology (M.S.)

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Molecular Biology (Ph.D.)

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Music (B.A.M.)

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Music (M.M.)

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Music Education

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Music Education (M.M.)

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Music Performance

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Natural Resource Economics and Policy

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Nursing

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Nursing Practice (Ph.D.)

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Philosophy

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Physics

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Physics (M.S.)

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Physics (Ph.D.)

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Plant and Environmental Science (M.S.)

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Plant and Environmental Science (Ph.D.)

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Public Health (M.A.)

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Public Utility Regulation and Economics

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Range Science

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Range Science (M.S.)

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Range Science (Ph.D.)

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Rhetoric and Professional Communication (Ph.D.)

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Soil Science

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Spanish (M.A.)

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Sustainable Agricultural Research Center.

Sustainability

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Systems Engineering

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Telemetry

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Theatre Arts

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Transborder and Global Human Dynamics (Ph.D.)

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Water Science and Management (M.S.)

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Water Science Management (Ph.D.)

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