New Mexico State University Reviews

  • 64 Reviews
  • Las Cruces (NM)
  • Annual Tuition: $24,751
91% of 64 students said this degree improved their career prospects
89% of 64 students said they would recommend this school to others
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Student & Graduate Reviews

Anonymous
  • Reviewed: 9/29/2015
  • Degree: Teaching
"The campus is well-maintained, and the professors are always willing to help."
Sam
  • Reviewed: 8/4/2015
  • Degree: Fine Arts
"NMSU has a small, but welcoming campus. The art department is unorganized and frustrating to work with, but the teachers are great and passionate about their subjects. The agricultural department on campus is outstanding in every form. Las Cruces is a small town, but full of friendly people and very welcoming to its college population. NMSU is not a school you attend for great sporting events."
Sam
  • Reviewed: 8/4/2015
  • Degree: Fine Arts
"NMSU has a small, but welcoming campus. The art department is unorganized and frustrating to work with, but the teachers are great and passionate about their subjects. The agricultural department on campus is outstanding in every form. Las Cruces is a small town, but full of friendly people and very welcoming to its college population. NMSU is not a school you attend for great sporting events."
Rusty
  • Reviewed: 6/30/2015
  • Degree: Secondary Education
"NMSU was an awesome experience and I feel like it prepared me for my future career."
TM
  • Reviewed: 2/10/2015
  • Degree: Child Development
"Although NMSU has a reputation as a party school, and I did my share of that, the academics were rigorous. NMSU is not as prestigious as places like Carnegie Mellon, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Rice, or Stanford, but I was taught by people who got their degrees from all those places. When I went into a PhD program, I was way ahead of my peers, even those with bachelor's degrees from much more prestigious institutions. It wasn't that I was smart, it was that I had been rigorously taught by faculty determined to match the best standards of the universities they had come from. Of course this was 20 years ago and the place has changed quite a bit, but for the money NMSU remains one of the best values in the US. I was stuck there because I was a NM resident and couldn't afford to go out of state, but in retrospect I'm glad I was. If I had gone to UCLA or Columbia or any of the other schools I wanted to go to, I never would have had the opportunity to interact with professors the way I did at NMSU. I learned that lesson when I did a post-doc at a prestigious research university and discovered that even at the post-doc level those high and mighty famous professors find interacting with the peons to be a waste of precious reputation-building time. Most of them barely interacted with their own graduate students, much less undergrads. At NMSU I regularly talked with professors about my interests, and most of them were encouraging, even though I was a less than stellar student at the time."
Danielle Lapiano
  • Reviewed: 1/24/2015
  • Degree: Public Health
"The graduate program at New Mexico State University has been great. The class size is small and I feel I am getting the attention I need. I am being given more responsibilities and professors are teaching me how to spearhead programs. I am also been giving the opportunity to learn how to perform research on specific health projects. I love being a graduate student."
Keelin Hindi Hubbard
  • Reviewed: 1/4/2015
  • Degree: Communications (Speech Pathology)
"There are many positive aspects to the NMSU College of Education Communication Disorsers Graduate program. Along with an astoundingly qualified faculty, the materials presented are challenging and interesting. It would help to have more of a scientifically-sound environtmwnt with regard to anatomy and physiology, however it is not of incredible importance."
Anonymous
  • Reviewed: 12/15/2014
  • Degree: Accounting
"The pros of our graduate program are, the knowledge and friendship that teachers provide for students. Each professor is interested in each student's success and career and go out of their way to tutor student if student needs help and show them the material that is not understood. The cons of our graduate program are, there isn't enough funding to get into work study and assistanships for graduate students and scholarships are almost non-existent."
John Schutte
  • Reviewed: 11/14/2014
  • Degree: Chemical Engineering
"Pros: The breadth of research being performed at NMSU is high with regards to the environment. Cons: The overall breadth of research is severely restricted to environmental research."
Morgan
  • Reviewed: 11/2/2014
  • Degree: Elementary Education
"New Mexico State is a great college - it became the perfect match for me and I have never regretted my decision to attend school there. My situation allowed me to experience being a student, and a part of NCAA Athletics, Greek Life at different times. I had the overall experience at NMSU. First of all, my experience in the College of Education was unparalleled to any other experience I could have had. I began practicum opportunities my freshman year which is not always an option at other schools. Furthermore, being so close to the Mexico border and El Paso, Texas, there were many chances to experience multicultural education. Particularly, as a junior, you can apply for a program called MOVEMOS through the College of Education. This program allows two semesters of in-classroom experience prior to your final semester of official student teaching. This is unheard of at most (if not all) schools. Ultimately, if you are looking into education for a degree, NMSU provides their education majors extremely unique and beneficial opportunities far beyond a typical education degree. I believe New Mexico State's education program, as well as MOVEMOS, allowed me to be extremely competitive in the job market. I believe that many majors at New Mexico State offer unique practicum and real-life experiences as well. There is also a Professional Golf Management degree which is well spoken-of and brings students in from all over the nation. NMSU's Greek Life was also a great opportunity for me. I will say that Greek Life here is extremely casual and the Greek population does not dominate the campus. There are many sororities and fraternities to look into - all of them being different and unique in their own ways. I loved my time in my organization and the friends I made will last a lifetime. The first reason that I became interested in NMSU is I was offered an opportunity to play for one of their 17 NCAA Teams. My experience with my coach, team, and athletics in general was great. The trainers and academics staff were also wonderful. Most of our sports do pretty well in conference standings and we have been ranked high in terms of academic achievement as well. Tailgating for football is big for alumni but not necessarily students themselves. I think that the state of New Mexico itself scares people off - don't be fooled. Las Cruces is a great city filled with wonderful people and fantastic food. It has a small college town feel but it is also very agricultural and is home to many farms. Sports are a big deal in Las Cruces, but not just at the university level. In fact, one of the high school rivalries, Las Cruces High vs, Mayfield High has been ranked 2nd in the nation! If you are interested in a unique school that will provide you with many unique opportunities in both academics and in general, I suggest you check out NMSU. It will be different from any other university experience you could have."
Rebecca Powell
  • Reviewed: 10/1/2014
  • Degree: Biology
"The graduate program is overall well structured. The classes are focused although there is not as much diversity in topics as I would wish there to be."
Briana Radosevich
  • Reviewed: 8/17/2014
  • Degree: Communications (Speech Pathology)
"This graduate program is rigorous and has wonderful staff. The surrounding area is lacking in the amount of things to do outside of school. Technology can be utilized more within the program and financial aid could be provided to more students."
Kara Davis
  • Reviewed: 8/5/2014
  • Degree: Communications (Speech Pathology)
"New Mexico State University has a beautiful campus and is full of friendly and helpful staff."
Sarah Trujillo
  • Reviewed: 4/17/2014
  • Degree: Human Resources
"The Pro's of the MSW graduate program include the ability to work closely with groups and learn from one another. Also, having the opportunity to work out in the community and get experience first hand. The con's include having long requirements when it comes to internships. Many students have full time jobs in which it makes it difficult to do two full days of interning each week."
James Graves
  • Reviewed: 2/8/2014
  • Degree: Animal Science
"New Mexico State University is great place to obtain a graduate degree. The faculty and researchers are among the best in the country. They work to help students reach their goals."
Shanna Salazar
  • Reviewed: 2/6/2014
  • Degree: Social Work
"The MSW program at New Mexico State University is a great program. Professors are very supportive and accessible. The work required for the program can be overwhelming at times especially for those who have full time jobs. However, NMSU offers part time, full time and advanced standing programs to cater to students needs. Academically speaking, NMSU has very distinguished faculty, and the quality of instruction you get here, is comparable to neighboring universities."
David Montoya
  • Reviewed: 1/13/2014
  • Degree: Accounting
"PROS: Great faculty members who are always available. Small classroom leads to great 1 on 1 interactions. All very knowledgable in their fields. Affordable compared to other programs with no loss of education. Can compete with the other graduate programs out there. Program tailored for sitting for the CPA in most states including Texas. CONS: Only three of the big four actively recruit here and two of them only recruit for specific offices. Lacks the same namepower as other schools."
William Zuniga
  • Reviewed: 12/26/2013
  • Degree: Biology
"The school has a wonderful and accomplished faculty. Not only are they effective and noteable researchers in their respective fields their caliber of research is matched by their caliber of teaching and helping the student body achieve great success."
Amneris Cruz
  • Reviewed: 12/19/2013
  • Degree: Communications (Speech Pathology)
"New Mexico State University is an amazing school. The staff is very friendly and helpful all the time. The professors are very knowledgable and know their craft. However, this past semester the I had an audiologist professor who was very unpleasant and rude. Her course work was overwhelming because she didn't explain enough of how to do the assignment."
Melinda Bezdek
  • Reviewed: 11/29/2013
  • Degree: Creative Writing
"Everyone in the program is very supportive and encouraging and they really want each student to succeed."