Academic Departments & Degree Programs

The Bachelor of Accountancy degree will prepare you for excellent opportunities in public accounting practice, and in business, government & nonprofit organizations. You may also advance your education through the Master of Accountancy or the Master of Business Administration degree.

Formerly business computer systems, the information systems program prepares students for a variety of management and technical positions associated with the analysis, design, and implementation of computerized business information systems.

• Bachelor of Accountancy
• BBA, Major: Information Systems

Minors

• Accounting
• Information Systems

• Master of Accountancy
• MBA, Specialization: Information Systems

Economics is important to consumers, business managers, government policy-makers & anyone who is curious about the way people earn their living. Economics explains why prices rise or fall; why incomes are high or low; why people live better in some countries than in others; why recessions & unemployment occur, and why governments play active roles in the economy.

The Master of Science degree in Experimental Statistics produces graduates proficient in current practices in statistics and able to enter directly into positions in industry, government or private business. You will have the skills required to help researchers outside of statistics execute data analyses, design experiments, and/or plan & analyze biological surveys or surveys obtained by mail, phone or personal interview.

• BBA Majors:
  • Economics
  • International Business
• BA Majors:
  • Economics (through the College of Business)
  • Economics (through the College of Arts & Sciences)

Minor

• Economics
• Intelligence Studies (for Business majors only)
• International Business

Shared Minors (with Department of Government in the College of Arts & Sciences, NMSU)

• Global Political Economy
• U.S./Mexico Border Studies

• Master of Arts in Economics (offered jointly with the Dept of AgEcon and AgBusiness)
• MBA, Specialization: International Business
• Master of Science in Agricultural Economics (offered jointly with the Dept of AgEcon and AgBusiness)
• Master of Science in Experimental Statistics
• Doctor of Economic Development

A degree in Finance is a passport to a dynamic and exciting career. The NMSU Department of Finance is committed to equipping our graduates with the analytical tools, knowledge, and critical thinking skills necessary for successful professional careers. Our finance graduates are in high demand and command some of the highest salaries for college graduates.

• BBA, Major: Finance

  Options:

  • Finance (General)
  • Insurance & Financial Services
  • Banking

Minors

• Finance
• Insurance

• MBA, Specialization: Finance

Graduate Minor

• Finance

Scholarships

• External Scholarships

Management is part of every endeavor. You can manage people, systems, organizations, programs, processes, the environment, risks & crises. If you're getting a degree in another field, get a double major & include management. Or get a management minor. You'll give yourself a double career track that you can travel on the rest of your life.

• BBA, Major: Management

  Options: 

  • Human Resource Management
  • Managerial Leadership
  • Project & Supply Chain Management (formerly Operations Mgt)
  • Small Business Management & Entrepreneurship
• BBA, Major: General Business

  Options:

  • General Business
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Tribal Management
  • Distance Education

Double Major

• Management

Minor

• Management

• MBA
• PhD in Business Administration

  Specializations:

  • Human Resource Management
  • Operations Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Strategy & Policy

Marketing is the organizational function that matches the organization's production with buyer needs. It is the responsibility of marketing to develop the revenue that allows the organization to survive. Most marketing majors enter into careers with business firms, although some find job opportunities in government and others in non-profit organizations. Still others become involved in owning and managing their independent companies. Because of the increasing attention on meeting customer needs, there is a growing demand for well-educated marketing graduates.

NMSU is sanctioned by the Professional Golfer's Association (PGA) of America to offer a Professional Golf Management (PGM) Program. The 4½ -year program leads to a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a major in Marketing and a specialization in Professional Golf Management. Our PGA/PGM™ Program prepares graduates for careers as PGA members at various golf facilities and golf industry positions.

• BBA, Major: Marketing

  Options: 

  • Marketing
  • Professional Golf Management
  • Sport Marketing

Minor

• Advertising
• Marketing
• Sport Marketing

• PhD in Business Administration

  Specialization:

  • Marketing