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Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus

Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus

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

UNM Valencia is located in Los Lunas, New Mexico and approximately 1,435 students attend the school each year.

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.

UNM Valencia Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

UNM Valencia Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at UNM Valencia

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

UNM Valencia Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at UNM Valencia are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus 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 1
White 3
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Corrections 9

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 University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus.

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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