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Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico Highlands University

Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico Highlands University

Every criminal justice & corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at New Mexico Highlands University stacks up to those at other schools.

New Mexico Highlands University is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and has a total student population of 2,777.

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.

New Mexico Highlands University Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

New Mexico Highlands University Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The criminal justice major at New Mexico Highlands University 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.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at New Mexico Highlands University

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

New Mexico Highlands University Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of criminal justice bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Highlands University with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New Mexico Highlands University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 16

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 Highlands University.

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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