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Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227.

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

NMSU Main Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at NMSU Main Campus

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.

NMSU Main Campus does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

NMSU Main Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at NMSU Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & Corrections. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Earnings of NMSU Main Campus Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at NMSU Main Campus is $27,587. This is less than $34,135, which is the national average of all criminal justice majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

NMSU Main Campus Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

54% Women
81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 138 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from NMSU Main Campus. Of these graduates, 46% were men and 54% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New Mexico State University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 104
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

NMSU Main Campus also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico State University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice 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 State University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Accountants and Auditors 6,050 $66,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 4,310 $51,250
Correctional Officers and Jailers 4,210 $36,250
Managers 2,850 $96,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1,830 $41,460

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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