Criminal Justice & Corrections at University of the Southwest

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

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and has a total student population of 904. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from USW.

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.

USW Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at USW

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? USW offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

USW Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the criminal justice progam at USW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The criminal justice major at USW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Criminal Justice & 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Criminal Justice & Corrections Master’s Degree Schools	284
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	621
	662
Most Popular Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools	699
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	954

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in criminal justice from USW. This is the #285 most popular school for criminal justice master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of USW Criminal Justice Graduates

The median salary of criminal justice students who receive their bachelor's degree at USW is $31,409. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,135 for all criminal justice students.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at USW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at University of the Southwest.

USW Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 criminal justice majors earned their bachelor's degree from USW. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 38% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its criminal justice bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of the Southwest with a bachelor's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USW also has a doctoral program available in criminal justice. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 the Southwest.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bildungsroman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.