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Criminal Justice Studies at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

Criminal Justice Studies at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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

NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and has a total student population of 14,227.

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 Main Campus Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies
  • Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Online Classes Are Available at NMSU Main Campus

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.

NMSU Main Campus does offer online education options in criminal justice studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

NMSU Main Campus Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

The criminal justice studies major at NMSU Main Campus is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice Studies. 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 Studies Student Demographics at NMSU Main Campus

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

NMSU Main Campus Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of criminal justice studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 109
White 29
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

NMSU Main Campus Criminal Justice Studies Master’s Program

80% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of criminal justice studies master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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In the criminal justice studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 73% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 4
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 - Main Campus.

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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