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Criminal Justice & Police Science at New Mexico Junior College

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Criminal Justice & Police Science at New Mexico Junior College

What traits are you looking for in a police science school? To help you decide if New Mexico Junior College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's police science program.

New Mexico Junior College is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and has a total student population of 1,406. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 9 students received their associate's degree in police science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Police Science section at the bottom of this page.

New Mexico Junior College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Police Science (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Online Classes Are Available at New Mexico Junior College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? New Mexico Junior College offers distance education options for police science at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

New Mexico Junior College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at New Mexico Junior College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at New Mexico Junior College.

New Mexico Junior College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

67% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 37% women each year. The program at New Mexico Junior College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 30% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at New Mexico Junior College are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico Junior College with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Police Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in police science 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 Junior College.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 4,310 $51,250
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,610 $77,890
Private Detectives and Investigators 70 $55,360

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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