by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Business Support & Assistant Services is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in business support, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at NMSU Dona Ana paid an average of $228 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $82 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,962 | $5,466 |
| Fees | $198 | $198 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
Learn more about NMSU Dona Ana tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Business Support students who received their associate degree at NMSU Dona Ana took out an average of $14,750 in student loans. That is 20% lower than the national average of $18,364.
The median early career salary of business support students who receive their associate degree from NMSU Dona Ana is $22,890 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $22,731.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that NMSU Dona Ana offers online options in its business support associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NMSU Dona Ana Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in business support in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in business support at NMSU Dona Ana in 2019-2020, 90.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Business Support & Assistant Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science | 11 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to business support and assistant services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 65 |
| Business Administration & Management | 17 |
| Hospitality Management | 9 |
View All Business Support & Assistant Services Related Majors >
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
