新墨西哥州立大学哲学系提供的哲学本科教育堪比美国最好的小型课程。哲学系的学生会接触古典文本和古代，现代和当代哲学的问题。该系支持一个本科专业，一个哲学普通专业以及一个伦理学专业。提供的课程包括：形而上学，认识论，伦理学，形式逻辑，非正式逻辑，古代哲学，现代哲学，政治哲学，伦理理论，法哲学，语言哲学，宗教哲学，科学哲学，数学哲学，哲学与文学，以及音乐哲学。
A major in philosophy serves not only as preparation for further graduate study in philosophy but also as an area of concentration in a liberal arts program. A philosophy major is appropriate for students planning to attend medical school as well as for those students interested in a career that requires critical reading and argument analysis. Such careers include business, theology and above all, law. For students who are especially interested in careers in law, politics, or public policy, the Department also offers a major in Justice, Political Philosophy, and Law. While the course requirements for these majors should meet the ends of the liberal arts student, those students interested in graduate study in philosophy or in a career in law are encouraged to seek advice from a faculty advisor as early in their career as possible.