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Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad

Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad

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

NMSU Carlsbad is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico and has a total student population of 1,203.

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 Carlsbad Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

NMSU Carlsbad Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at NMSU Carlsbad

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

NMSU Carlsbad Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

50% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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NMSU Carlsbad does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico State University - Carlsbad. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 7

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 - Carlsbad.

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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