Criminal Justice Studies at New Mexico State University - Carlsbad

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

NMSU Carlsbad is located in Carlsbad, New Mexico and approximately 1,203 students attend the school each year.

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

NMSU Carlsbad Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

NMSU Carlsbad Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at NMSU Carlsbad

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

NMSU Carlsbad Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

50% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice studies only graduates about 41% men each year. The program at NMSU Carlsbad may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

NMSU Carlsbad does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice studies 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 studies.

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

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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
Police and Detective Supervisors	730	$78,980
Correctional Officer Supervisors	640	$49,630

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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