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Criminal Justice Studies at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

Criminal Justice Studies at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

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

NMSU Dona Ana is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 7,028.

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 Dona Ana Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Online Classes Are Available at NMSU Dona Ana

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NMSU Dona Ana does offer online courses in criminal justice studies for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

NMSU Dona Ana Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at NMSU Dona Ana

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

NMSU Dona Ana Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

58% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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NMSU Dona Ana does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice studies graduates 25% 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 - Dona Ana with a associate's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 46
White 10
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 - Dona Ana.

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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