About the course

The Department of Physics at New Mexico State University offers both Ph.D. and master?s degrees (M.S.). There are about 40 graduate students in our Department, mostly working on their Ph.D. degrees and receiving financial aid in the form of Graduate Assistantships (Teaching Assistantships and Research Assistantships). Each year, the Department accepts five to ten new students depending on the number of positions available. Our graduate students find jobs in university research groups and in government and industrial research laboratories after obtaining their Ph.D. or master?s degrees.Students may choose areas of specialization from a variety of experimental and theoretical/computational research programs in the Department. The current major research areas of the Department include particle and nuclear physics, condensed matter physics/materials science, and geophysics. These research efforts are supported by extensive funding from various federal agencies and two national laboratories within the state of New Mexico: Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories. In addition to in-house research, the Department conducts collaborative research programs with the Brookhaven National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Thomas Jefferson National Laboratory, and Fermilab. Scholarships - View all scholarships Internships

　　

Start dates and prices

Course fees are indicative and should be used as a guide. Speak to a counsellor to get an accurate price.

　　Duration: 8 Semester(s)Fees: Not available

Intake	Location
Spring (January), 2025	Las Cruces
Spring (January), 2026	Las Cruces

　　

How to apply

Entry requirements for New Mexico State University

A graduate international student must hold at minimum a four year bachelor’s degree or its equivalent and is able to demonstrate English proficiency, both written and oral by submitting an official TOEFL or IELTS score report. TOEFL 79 IBT, 550 PBT, 6.5 IELTS.

　　

English language requirements

　　6.5

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　　TOEFL Internet based overall score: 79.0

　　

Application deadline:

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Further information

Career outcomesIf you aren’t eligible for the above entry requirements, you might want to explore pathway options at New Mexico State University. If you want to find out more, please speak to our counsellors.

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