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

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

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if University of New Mexico - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 22,311 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNM Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

UNM Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at UNM 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.

How Much Do Criminal Justice Graduates from UNM Make?

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNM is $31,091. 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 UNM

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

UNM Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 128 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from UNM. About 45% were men and 55% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 75
White 27
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

UNM 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

The following criminal justice concentations are available at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your 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 University of New Mexico - 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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