Psychology at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at New Mexico State University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students received a bachelor's degree in psychology from NMSU Main Campus.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychology section at the bottom of this page.

NMSU Main Campus Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Online Classes Are Available at NMSU Main Campus

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? NMSU Main Campus offers distance education options for psychology at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

NMSU Main Campus Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology progam at NMSU Main Campus compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The psychology major at NMSU Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools	297
	1,032

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in psychology from NMSU Main Campus. This makes it the #572 most popular school for psychology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #264 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychology majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Psychology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from NMSU Main Campus. About 22% were men and 78% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at NMSU Main Campus since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities in its psychology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	79
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

NMSU Main Campus Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from NMSU Main Campus. About 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. NMSU Main Campus does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the psychology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a master's in psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NMSU Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in psychology. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Psychology

If you plan to be a psychology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Psychology	111
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	17
Child Development & Psychology	8

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NM, the home state for New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Managers	2,850	$96,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	940	$73,600
Psychologists	90	$84,080

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.