Corrections at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 22,311.

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

UNM Corrections Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Corrections

UNM Corrections Rankings

The corrections major at UNM is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Corrections Student Demographics at UNM

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

UNM Corrections Bachelor’s Program

73% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of corrections bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women. The typical corrections bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at UNM since its program graduates 30% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its corrections bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Careers That Corrections Grads May Go Into

A degree in corrections 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 University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,210	$36,250
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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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